Inactivation studies of the leucocyte inhibitor of urokinase by cathepsin D |
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Authors: | Marina Drobnic-Kosorok Marija Kopitar Joza Babnik Vito Turk |
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Institution: | 1. Dept. of Biochemistry, J. Stefan Institute, E. Kardelj University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
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Abstract: | Leucocytes contain an urokinase inhibitor, that can be inactivated by cathepsin D. In this work biochemical and immunological studies on the inactivation of this inhibitor by cathepsin D are presented. Examinations by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and SDS electrophoresis indicate that cathepsin D inactivates urokinase inhibitor by hydrolysis of the inhibitor molecule and that the degradation needed for total inactivation is different from that for formation of the precipitin line with antibodies. The conversion of active inhibitor into inactive protein proceeds catalytically. |
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