Mice with Catalytically Inactive Cathepsin A Display Neurobehavioral Alterations

The lysosomal carboxypeptidase A, Cathepsin A (CathA), is a serine protease with two distinct functions. CathA protects β-galactosidase and sialidase Neu1 against proteolytic degradation by forming a multienzyme complex and activates sialidase Neu1. CathA deficiency causes the lysosomal storage dise...

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Main Authors: O. Y. Calhan, V. Seyrantepe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4261873