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cathelin

noun

Etymology

Blend of cathepsin L + inhibitor, as coined in 1989.

  1. derived from inhibitus
  2. formed as inhibitor — “inhibit + -or”
  3. compounded as cathelin — “cathepsin L + inhibitor”

Definitions

  1. The highly-conserved domain in all cathelicidin peptides

    • Altogether, cathelicidins comprise an N-terminal cathelin domain and a C-terminal cationic antimicrobial domain, which is activated upon cleavage.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cathelin. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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