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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Main Authors: Zijun Zhang, Fenghuang Zhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-11-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/22/5363