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1: FEBS Lett. 1987 Dec 21;226(1):33-7.Click here to read Links

Molecular cloning and sequencing of cDNA for rat cathepsin H. Homology in pro-peptide regions of cysteine proteinases.

Ishidoh K, Imajoh S, Emori Y, Ohno S, Kawasaki H, Minami Y, Kominami E, Katunuma N, Suzuki K.

Department of Molecular Biology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Japan.

A cDNA for rat cathepsin H was isolated and sequenced. The deduced protein comprising 333 amino acid residues is composed of a typical signal sequence (21 residues), a pro-peptide region (92 residues) and a mature enzyme region (220 residues). The amino acid sequence in the pro-peptide region, in particular, residues Phe-(-41) to Ser-(-29) of cathepsin H, is highly homologous to the pro-peptide regions of other cysteine proteinases. This homologous region may play a role in the processing of cysteine proteinases.

PMID: 3691815 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]