title: Cathepsin-6, a novel cysteine proteinase showing homology with and co-localized expression with cathepsin J/P in the labyrinthine layer of mouse placenta.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sugitani, Toyama-shi 930-0194, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kataoka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takata
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Huh
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D056657:Cathepsin K; D002403:Cathepsins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017931:DNA Primers; D005260:Female; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010920:Placenta / Q000201:enzymology*; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D002403:Cathepsins; C043569:cathepsin J; C418057:cathepsin-6; D056657:Cathepsin K; C534132:Ctsk protein, mouse