[HTML][HTML] Cathepsin S (CTSS) activity in health and disease-A treasure trove of untapped clinical potential

P Smyth, J Sasiwachirangkul, R Williams… - Molecular aspects of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Amongst the lysosomal cysteine cathepsin family of proteases, cathepsin S (CTSS) holds
particular interest due to distinctive properties including a normal restricted expression …

Cysteine cathepsins in tumor-associated immune cells

T Jakoš, A Pišlar, A Jewett, J Kos - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Cysteine cathepsins are key regulators of the innate and adaptive arms of the immune
system. Their expression, activity, and subcellular localization are associated with the …

Cysteine cathepsins as therapeutic targets in immune regulation and immune disorders

E Senjor, J Kos, MP Nanut - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cysteine cathepsins, as the most abundant proteases found in the lysosomes, play a vital
role in several processes—such as protein degradation, changes in cell signaling, cell …

Can cysteine protease cross-class inhibitors achieve selectivity?

L Cianni, CW Feldmann, E Gilberg… - Journal of medicinal …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Cysteine proteases are important targets for the discovery of novel therapeutics for many
human diseases. From parasitic diseases to cancer, cysteine proteases follow a common …

Integrating immunology and microfluidics for single immune cell analysis

N Sinha, N Subedi, J Tel - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The field of immunoengineering aims to develop novel therapies and modern vaccines to
manipulate and modulate the immune system and applies innovative technologies toward …

Lysosomal peptidases—intriguing roles in cancer progression and neurodegeneration

J Kos, A Mitrović, M Perišić Nanut, A Pišlar - FEBS Open Bio, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Lysosomal peptidases are hydrolytic enzymes capable of digesting waste proteins that are
targeted to lysosomes via endocytosis and autophagy. Besides intracellular protein …

The role of cysteine peptidases in hematopoietic stem cell differentiation and modulation of immune system function

M Perišić Nanut, U Pečar Fonović, T Jakoš… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cysteine cathepsins are primarily involved in the degradation and recycling of proteins in
endo-lysosomal compartments but are also gaining recognition as pivotal proteolytic …

Cysteine cathepsins as therapeutic targets in inflammatory diseases

M Vizovišek, E Vidak, U Javoršek… - Expert Opinion on …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Cysteine cathepsins are involved in the development and progression of
numerous inflammation-associated diseases such as cancer, arthritis, bone and immune …

[HTML][HTML] Leading the invasion: The role of Cathepsin S in the tumour microenvironment

SH McDowell, SA Gallaher, RE Burden… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2020 - Elsevier
Elevated expression of the cysteine protease Cathepsin S has been correlated with a
number of different cancer types in recent years. As tools have been developed to enable …

Fractalkine/CX3CR1 induces apoptosis resistance and proliferation through the activation of the AKT/NF‐κB cascade in pancreatic cancer cells

H Wang, J Cai, S Du, Z Guo, B Xin… - Cell biochemistry …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Fractalkine (FKN, CX3CL1) is highly expressed in a majority of malignant solid tumours.
Fractalkine is the only known ligand for CX3CR1. In this study, we performed an analysis to …