The new human tissue kallikrein gene family: structure, function, and association to disease

GM Yousef, EP Diamandis - Endocrine reviews, 2001 - academic.oup.com
The human tissue kallikrein gene family was, until recently, thought to consist of only three
genes. Two of these human kallikreins, prostate-specific antigen and human glandular …

Kallikreins on steroids: structure, function, and hormonal regulation of prostate-specific antigen and the extended kallikrein locus

MG Lawrence, J Lai, JA Clements - Endocrine reviews, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The 15 members of the kallikrein-related serine peptidase (KLK) family have diverse tissue-
specific expression profiles and putative proteolytic functions. The kallikrein family is also …

Human tissue kallikreins: physiologic roles and applications in cancer

CA Borgono, IP Michael, EP Diamandis - Molecular cancer research, 2004 - AACR
Tissue kallikreins are members of the S1 family (clan SA) of trypsin-like serine proteases
and are present in at least six mammalian orders. In humans, tissue kallikreins (hK) are …

Human tissue kallikreins: a family of new cancer biomarkers

EP Diamandis, GM Yousef - Clinical Chemistry, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Kallikreins are a subgroup of the serine protease enzyme family. Until recently, it was
thought that the human kallikrein gene family contained only three members. In the past 3 …

The new human kallikrein gene family: implications in carcinogenesis

EP Diamandis, GM Yousef, LY Luo, A Magklara… - Trends in Endocrinology …, 2000 - cell.com
The traditional human kallikrein gene family consists of three genes, namely KLK1
[encoding human kallikrein 1 (hK1) or pancreatic/renal kallikrein], KLK2 (encoding hK2 …

The tissue kallikrein family of serine proteases: functional roles in human disease and potential as clinical biomarkers

JA Clements, NM Willemsen, SA Myers… - Critical reviews in …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Prostate specific antigen (PSA) or human kallikrein 3 (hK3) has long been an effective
biomarker for prostate cancer. Now, other members of the tissue kallikrein (KLK) gene family …

Endothelial cell serine proteases expressed during vascular morphogenesis and angiogenesis

RT Aimes, A Zijlstra, JD Hooper… - Thrombosis and …, 2003 - thieme-connect.com
Many serine proteases play important regulatory roles in complex biological systems, but
only a few have been linked directly with capillary morphogenesis and angiogenesis. Here …

Genomic organization of the human kallikrein gene family on chromosome 19q13. 3–q13. 4

GM Yousef, A Chang, A Scorilas… - … and biophysical research …, 2000 - Elsevier
Kallikreins are a subgroup of serine proteases with diverse physiological functions.
Recently, growing evidence indicates that many kallikrein genes are involved in malignancy …

Human tissue kallikreins: the cancer biomarker family

M Paliouras, C Borgono, EP Diamandis - Cancer letters, 2007 - Elsevier
Human tissue kallikreins (KLKs) are attracting increased attention due to their role as
biomarkers for the screening, diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of various cancers …

Alpha-synuclein degradation by serine protease neurosin: implication for pathogenesis of synucleinopathies

A Iwata, M Maruyama, T Akagi… - Human molecular …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Accumulation of insoluble alpha-synuclein aggregates in the brain is characteristic of
Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies and multiple system atrophy. Although …