The cystatins are a family of cysteine protease inhibitors which share a sequence homology and a common tertiary structure of an alpha helix lying on top of an anti-parallel beta strand. The family is subdivided as described below. Cystatins show similarity to fetuins, kininogens, histidine-rich glycoproteins and cystatin-related proteins. Cystati...
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<protein> A group of natural cysteine protease inhibitors (approximately 13 kD) widely distributed both intra and extra cellularly. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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