title: Action of rat liver cathepsin L on glucagon.
abstract: The proteolytic specificity of cathepsin L on glucagon was determined. Major cleavages are found between Thr7 and Ser8, Asp15 and Ser16, and between Met27 and Asn28. The bonds Ser11-Lys12, Val23-Gln24, and Gln24-Trp25 are hydrolyzed to a relatively low extent only. Whereas cathepsin B hydroxyzes glucagon at the C-terminus by a peptidyldipeptidase mechanism, cathepsin L cleaves the same substrate clearly as endopeptidase.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002401:Cathepsin B; D056668:Cathepsin L; D002403:Cathepsins / Q000378:metabolism*; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases; D010450:Endopeptidases; D005934:Glucagon / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000032:analysis; D051381:Rats; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; D005934:Glucagon; D002403:Cathepsins; D010450:Endopeptidases; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases; D002401:Cathepsin B; D056668:Cathepsin L; C534280:Ctsl protein, rat