Cathepsin B and D deficiency in the mouse pancreas induces impaired autophagy and chronic pancreatitis

Abstract The major lysosomal proteases, Cathepsin B (CTSB), Cathepsin D (CTSD) and Cathepsin L (CTSL), are implicated in autophagic activity. To investigate the role of each cathepsin in the exocrine pancreas, we generated mice in which the pancreas was specifically deficient in Ctsb, Ctsd and Ctsl....

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Main Authors: Hideaki Iwama, Sally Mehanna, Mai Imasaka, Shinsuke Hashidume, Hiroshi Nishiura, Ken-ichi Yamamura, Chigure Suzuki, Yasuo Uchiyama, Etsuro Hatano, Masaki Ohmuraya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85898-9