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. 2022 Dec 14;13:1082871. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1082871

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Crystal structures of cystatins C (PDB:3GAX). The papain-binding epitope is formed by the N-terminus, loop L1, and loop L2. The AS is an irregular appending structure at a ‘back side’ loop system harboring a potential legumain-binding site (blue). Disulfide bonds in cystatin C are shown in orange.