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Cathepsin L from human liver

≥0.5 units/mg protein, solution

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CAS Number:
Enzyme Commission number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
NACRES:
NA.32

biological source

human liver

Quality Level

form

solution

specific activity

≥0.5 units/mg protein

technique(s)

activity assay: suitable

pH range

4.5—5.5

UniProt accession no.

application(s)

pharmaceutical

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

Gene Information

human ... CTSL1(1514)

General description

The cathepsin L (CTSL) gene is mapped to human chromosome 9q21.33. It encodes a lysosomal cysteine proteinase that belongs to the peptidase C1 family. The enzyme is a dimer of a heavy (175 amino acids) and a light chain (42 amino acids) linked by disulfide bonds.

Application

Cathepsin L (CTSL) from human liver has been used:
  • to digest mutant transforming growth factor β-induced (TGFBIp) and LC3 (autophagosomes marker) proteins in vitro
  • to digest the pH-dependent fibril of a pre-melanosomal protein (Pmel17) repeat domain (RPT) isoform and study the effect of pH on sRPT aggregation kinetics by tryptophan fluorescence
  • to analyze the inhibition of CTSL by small molecules or drugs in a cell-free system

Biochem/physiol Actions

Cathepsin L (CTSL) exhibits endopeptidase activity and breaks peptide bonds with aromatic residues. This enzyme is functional at pH 3.0–6.5 with thiol compounds. Elastin, collagen, and α-1 protease inhibitors act as substrates for cathepsin L (CTSL). CTSL cleaves several proteins including enzymes, receptors, and transcription factors. It is involved in antigenic peptide production and controls B-cells homeostasis. It is associated with myofibril necrosis and tumor progression. Increased expression of CTSL promotes metastasis and relates to poor prognosis in cancer patients. Increased expression of CTSL is observed in breast cancer. CTSL is implicated in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), middle east respiratory syndrome (MERS), gingival overgrowth, and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It has a higher specific activity than cathepsin B and H in the degradation of a variety of physiological protein substrates.

Unit Definition

One unit will hydrolyze 1.0 μmole of Z-Phe-Arg-AFC per minute at pH 5.5 at 25 °C.

Physical form

Solution in in 20 mM malonate, pH 5.5, 1 mM EDTA, and 400 mM NaCl.

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Seung-Il Choi et al.
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 24(18), 10343-10355 (2020-07-16)
Granular corneal dystrophy type 2 (GCD2) is the most common form of transforming growth factor β-induced (TGFBI) gene-linked corneal dystrophy and is pathologically characterized by the corneal deposition of mutant-TGFBIp. The defective autophagic degradation of pathogenic mutant-TGFBIp has been shown
Stefan Tholen et al.
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 71(5), 899-916 (2013-07-03)
Endolysosomal cysteine cathepsins functionally cooperate. Cathepsin B (Ctsb) and L (Ctsl) double-knockout mice die 4 weeks after birth accompanied by (autophago-) lysosomal accumulations within neurons. Such accumulations are also observed in mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) deficient for Ctsb and Ctsl.
Bing-Jie Lv et al.
Atherosclerosis, 230(1), 100-105 (2013-08-21)
Cathepsin L (CatL), cathepsin K (CatK), and cathepsin V (CatV) are potent elastases implicated in human arterial wall remodeling. Whether plasma levels of these cathepsins are altered in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) remains unknown. Plasma samples were collected
Gustavo E Chavarria et al.
European journal of medicinal chemistry, 58, 568-572 (2012-11-22)
Kinetic analysis of the mode of inhibition of cathepsin L by KGP94, a lead compound from a privileged library of functionalized benzophenone thiosemicarbazone derivatives, demonstrated that it is a time-dependent, reversible, and competitive inhibitor of the enzyme. These results are
M Kathryn Liszewski et al.
Immunity, 39(6), 1143-1157 (2013-12-10)
Complement is viewed as a critical serum-operative component of innate immunity, with processing of its key component, C3, into activation fragments C3a and C3b confined to the extracellular space. We report here that C3 activation also occurred intracellularly. We found

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