Application | Comment | Organism |
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medicine | cathepsin K is a marker of osteoclastic activity in periodontal disease | Homo sapiens |
Organism | UniProt | Comment | Textmining |
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Homo sapiens | - |
- |
- |
Source Tissue | Comment | Organism | Textmining |
---|---|---|---|
gingival crevicular fluid | - |
Homo sapiens | - |
Synonyms | Comment | Organism |
---|---|---|
CTSK | - |
Homo sapiens |
Organism | Comment | Expression |
---|---|---|
Homo sapiens | cathepsin K levels decrease after nonsurgical treatment of periodontitis | down |
Homo sapiens | gingival crevicular fluid cathepsin K levels increase in periodontitis | up |
General Information | Comment | Organism |
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physiological function | cathepsin K is a potent extracellular matrix degrading enzyme that plays a critical role in osteoclast-mediated bone resorption | Homo sapiens |