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Structural highlights

Function

TRY3_HUMAN Digestive protease specialized for the degradation of trypsin inhibitors. In the ileum, may be involved in defensin processing, including DEFA5.^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ↑ Ghosh D, Porter E, Shen B, Lee SK, Wilk D, Drazba J, Yadav SP, Crabb JW, Ganz T, Bevins CL. Paneth cell trypsin is the processing enzyme for human defensin-5. Nat Immunol. 2002 Jun;3(6):583-90. Epub 2002 May 20. PMID:12021776 doi:10.1038/ni797
2. ↑ Szmola R, Kukor Z, Sahin-Toth M. Human mesotrypsin is a unique digestive protease specialized for the degradation of trypsin inhibitors. J Biol Chem. 2003 Dec 5;278(49):48580-9. Epub 2003 Sep 24. PMID:14507909 doi:10.1074/jbc.M310301200