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| | Cathepsin B dose-response confirmation |
| Description: | Screening Center: Penn Center for Molecular Discovery Center Affiliation: University of Pennsylvania Network: Molecular Library Screening Center Network (MLSCN) Assay Provider: Scott Diamond, University of Pennsylvania Grant number: MH076406-01 Human liver cathepsin B (EC 3.4.22.1) is a lysosomal cysteine protease. There has been a recent resurgence of interest in cathepsin B due to research showing that proteolysis by this enzyme is required for the entry and replication of the Ebola and SARS viruses in human cells. Thus cathepsin B inhibitors have potential as novel anti-viral agents. Cathepsin B is also implicated in cancer progression. Upregulation and secretion of this enzyme occurs in many types of tumors and correlates positively with their invasive and metastatic capabilities. Cathepsin B facilitates tumor invasion by dissolving extracellular barriers. Inhibitors of cathepsin B thus have been studied as potential anti-cancer agents. A high-throughput screen for cathepsin B |
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