Type 2 Cystatins and Their Roles in the Regulation of Human Immune Response and Cancer Progression
Cystatins are a family of intracellular and extracellular protease inhibitors that inhibit cysteine cathepsins—a group of lysosomal cysteine proteases that participate in multiple biological processes, including protein degradation and post-translational cleavage. Cysteine cathepsins are associated...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-11-01
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Series: | Cancers |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/22/5363 |