A protocol for visualizing active cathepsin K in osteoclasts with a quenched-fluorescence-activity-based probe

Summary: Herein, we provide a protocol for visualizing active osteoclast cathepsin K (CatK) with the quenched-fluorescent-activity-based probe qTJK17. We describe steps for isolating peripheral blood mononuclear cells, their differentiation into osteoclasts, and TRAP staining using an acid phosphata...

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Main Authors: Aleksandra Korba, Izabela Ciastoń, Joanna Kozieł, Paulina Kasperkiewicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:STAR Protocols
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266616672300432X