Cysteine cathepsins as regulators of the cytotoxicity of NK and T cells
Cysteine cathepsins are lysosomal peptidases involved at different levels in the processes of the innate and adaptive immune responses. Some, such as cathepsins B, L and H are expressed constitutively in most immune cells. In cells of innate immunity they play a role in cell adhesion and phagocytosi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-12-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2014.00616/full |