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EC 3.4.22.38 Details
EC number
3.4.22.38
Accepted name
cathepsin K
Reaction
Broad proteolytic activity. With small-molecule substrates and inhibitors, the major determinant of specificity is P2, which is preferably Leu, Met Phe, and not Arg
Other name(s)
cathepsin O and cathepsin X (both misleading, having been used for other enzymes), cathepsin O2
CAS registry number
94716-09-3
Comment
Prominently expressed in mammalian osteoclasts, and believed to play a role in bone resorption. In peptidase family C1 (papain family)
History
created 1997
EC Tree
3.4.22.4 created 1972, deleted 1992 [EC 3.4.22.5 created 1972, incorporated 1978]
3.4.22.5 created 1972, deleted 1978
3.4.22.9 created 1972, deleted 1981
3.4.22.11 created 1976, deleted 1978 [transferred to EC 3.4.99.45, deleted 1993]
3.4.22.12 created 1978, deleted 1992
3.4.22.13 created 1978, modified 1981, deleted 1992
3.4.22.17 created 1981 [EC 3.4.24.5 created 1978, part incorporated 1989], deleted 2003
3.4.22.18 created 1981, deleted 1992
3.4.22.19 created 1989, deleted 1992
3.4.22.20 created 1989, deleted 1992
3.4.22.21 created 1989, deleted 1992
3.4.22.22 created 1989, deleted 1992
3.4.22.23 created 1989, deleted 1992