Reaction: The recombinant enzyme hydrolyses proteins (serum albumin, collagen) and synthetic substrates (Z-Phe-Arg-NHMec > Z-Leu-Arg-NHMec > Z-Val-Arg-NHMec)
Other names: Cathepsin L2; cathepsin U
Comments: Cathepsin V is a human lysosomal cysteine endopeptidase of family C1 (papain family) that is maximally active at pH 5.7 and unstable at neutral pH. Compound E-64, leupeptin and chicken cystatin are inhibitors. Human cathepsin V shows expression restricted to thymus, testis, corneal epithelium and some colon and breast carcinomas. Human gene locus: 9q22.2
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MEROPS, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 223670-00-6
References:
1. Brömme, D., Li, Z., Barnes, M. and Mehler, E. Human cathepsin V functional expression, tissue distribution, electrostatic surface potential, enzymatic characterization, and chromosomal localization. Biochemistry 38 (1999) 2377-2385. [PMID: 10029531]
2. Adachi, W., Kawamoto, S., Ohno, I., Nishida, K., Kinoshita, S., Matsubara, K., and Okubo, K. Isolation and characterization of human cathepsin V: a major proteinase in corneal epithelium. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 39 (1998) 1789-1796. [PMID: 9727401]
3. Santamaría, I., Velasco, G., Cazorla, M., Fueyo, A., Campo, E. and López-Otín, C. Cathepsin L2, a novel human cysteine proteinase produced by breast and colorectal carcinomas. Cancer Res. 58 (1998) 1624-1630. [PMID: 9563472]