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Structural highlights

Function

[CATG_HUMAN] Serine protease with trypsin- and chymotrypsin-like specificity. Cleaves complement C3. Has antibacterial activity against the Gram-negative bacterium P.aeruginosa, antibacterial activity is inhibited by LPS from P.aeruginosa, Z-Gly-Leu-Phe-CH2Cl and phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Evolutionary Conservation

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See Also

• Cathepsin

References

1. ↑ Avril LE, Di Martino-Ferrer M, Pignede G, Seman M, Gauthier F. Identification of the U-937 membrane-associated proteinase interacting with the V3 loop of HIV-1 gp120 as cathepsin G. FEBS Lett. 1994 May 23;345(1):81-6. PMID:8194606
2. ↑ Maison CM, Villiers CL, Colomb MG. Proteolysis of C3 on U937 cell plasma membranes. Purification of cathepsin G. J Immunol. 1991 Aug 1;147(3):921-6. PMID:1861080
3. ↑ Wasiluk KR, Skubitz KM, Gray BH. Comparison of granule proteins from human polymorphonuclear leukocytes which are bactericidal toward Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Infect Immun. 1991 Nov;59(11):4193-200. PMID:1937776