ECB-ART-42676
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem
2012 Jan 01;7612:2342-6. doi: 10.1271/bbb.120568.
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Cloning, heterologous expression, and enzymatic characterization of cathepsin L from starfish (Asterina pectinifera).
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To determine the role of cathepsin L in Echinoderms, starfish (Asterina pectinifera) cathepsin L (ApCtL) was cloned. The results of RT-PCR analysis indicated that the expression of ApCtL in all of the tissues. The pro-mature enzyme of ApCtL, proApCtL, was expressed in Escherichia coli, and cathepsin activity was detected by cleaving of synthetic fluorogenic peptide substrates and gelatin zymography.
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Genes referenced: LOC593824