Cathepsin L's novel role in neuropeptide biosynthesis was characterized using chemical biology approaches, establishing it as the key protease for producing active neuropeptides from precursor proteins in secretory vesicles.
Key findingCathepsin L's novel role in neuropeptide biosynthesis was characterized using chemical biology approaches, establishing it as the key protease for pro
What the researchers found
Cathepsin L's novel role in neuropeptide biosynthesis was characterized using chemical biology approaches, establishing it as the key protease for producing active neuropeptides from precursor proteins in secretory vesicles.
Why it matters
Relevant for peptide research.
How the study worked
research study.
What this study cannot tell us
See abstract.
How to read the evidence
emerging evidence.
When this study was published
Published in 2011.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
Common questions
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What was found?
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The novel role of cathepsin L for neuropeptide production illustrated by research strategies in chemical biology with protease gene knockout and expression.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 768, 107-25
Citation
Funkelstein, Lydiane; Hook, Vivian. (2011). The novel role of cathepsin L for neuropeptide production illustrated by research strategies in chemical biology with protease gene knockout and expression.. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 768, 107-25. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-204-5_5