CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Cysteine proteinases
Functional Family Cathepsin S

Enzyme Information

3.4.22.27
Cathepsin S.
based on mapping to UniProt P25774
Similar to cathepsin L, but with much less activity on Z-Phe-Arg-|-NHMec, and more activity on the Z-Val-Val-Arg-|-Xaa compound.
-!- A lysosomal cysteine endopeptidase that is unusual among such enzymes for its stability to neutral pH. -!- Belongs to peptidase family C1.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P25774
CATS_HUMAN
Homo sapiens
Cathepsin S

PDB Structure

PDB 2OP3
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Spodoptera
Primary Citation
Characterization and optimization of selective, nonpeptidic inhibitors of cathepsin S with an unprecedented binding mode.
Inagaki, H., Tsuruoka, H., Hornsby, M., Lesley, S.A., Spraggon, G., Ellman, J.A.
J.Med.Chem.
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