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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Cystatins > Cystatin A

Preferred term

Cystatin A  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Epidermal SH Protease Inhibitor
  • Epidermal SH-Protease Inhibitor
  • Stefin A

Scope note

  • A cytastin subtype found at high levels in the SKIN and in BLOOD CELLS. Cystatin A incorporates into the cornified cell envelope of stratified squamous epithelial cells and may play a role in bacteriostatic properties of skin.

History note

  • 2009(1990); use CYSTATINS 1990-2008

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D055312

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