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. 2000 Aug 1;349(Pt 3):689–692. doi: 10.1042/bj3490689

Cathepsin-6, a novel cysteine proteinase showing homology with and co-localized expression with cathepsin J/P in the labyrinthine layer of mouse placenta.

A Nakajima 1, K Kataoka 1, Y Takata 1, N H Huh 1
PMCID: PMC1221193  PMID: 10903127

Abstract

A novel cysteine proteinase, cathepsin-6, was isolated by RNA differential display from mouse placenta. Cathepsin-6 showed the highest homology with cathepsin J (same as P) and L. The structural features including the catalytic triad of the C1 proteinase family were well conserved in cathepsin-6. The expression of cathepsin-6 and cathepsin J/P was restricted in labyrinthine trophoblasts of the placenta.

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