Organism | UniProt | Comment | Textmining |
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Cynara cardunculus | - |
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Source Tissue | Comment | Organism | Textmining |
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carpel | - |
Cynara cardunculus | - |
Synonyms | Comment | Organism |
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cardosin A | - |
Cynara cardunculus |
General Information | Comment | Organism |
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physiological function | epithelial A549 cell-bound cardosin A is internalized to endosomes and lysosomes and triggers the permeability of lysosomal membrane leading to apoptosis of the epithelial cells. The enzyme may have a defensive function against the ingestion of cardoon flowers by human, insects, and other herbivores | Cynara cardunculus |