RGD Reference Report - Cathepsin L plays an important role in the lysosomal degradation of L-lactate dehydrogenase. - Rat Genome Database

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Cathepsin L plays an important role in the lysosomal degradation of L-lactate dehydrogenase.

Authors: Ohshita, T  Hiroi, Y 
Citation: Ohshita T and Hiroi Y, Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2006 Sep;70(9):2254-61. Epub 2006 Sep 7.
RGD ID: 2315574
Pubmed: PMID:16960372   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1271/bbb.60197   (Journal Full-text)

A cystatin alpha-sensitive cysteine proteinase that plays an important role in the lysosomal inactivation and degradation of L-lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) was purified by column chromatography from an ammonium sulfate precipitate of lysosome extract prepared from rat livers. It was eluted with marked delay from cathepsins B and H in a Sephacryl S-200 column by its specific interaction with the gel, and then effectively separated from cathepsins B and H and other proteins. It was eluted with 0.5 M NaCl after washing with 0.2 M NaCl in a CM-Sephadex column, indicating that it showed the same elution behavior as cathepsin L from the CM-Sephadex column. It had activity to hydrolyze z-Phe-Arg-NH-Mec, a synthetic substrate for cysteine proteinases, including cathepsins B and L. The N-terminal sequences of the final preparation of LDH-inactivating enzyme were identical with those of rat cathepsin L. Inactivation and degradation of LDH by the final preparation were observed and effectively inhibited by a low level of cystatin alpha as well as a general cysteine proteinase inhibitor, leupeptin or (L-3-trans-carboxyoxirane-2-carbonyl)-L-leucine (3-methylbutyl)amide (E-64-c). From these results, it is concluded that cathepsin L plays a critical role in the lysosomal degradation of native LDH.



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Molecular Function

  
Object SymbolSpeciesTermQualifierEvidenceWithNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
CtsbRatcysteine-type endopeptidase activity  IDA  RGD 
CtslRatcysteine-type endopeptidase activity  IDA  RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Ctsb  (cathepsin B)
Ctsl  (cathepsin L)


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