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Cathepsin L

"Cathepsin L" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A ubiquitously-expressed cysteine protease that plays an enzymatic role in POST-TRANSLATIONAL PROTEIN PROCESSING of proteins within SECRETORY GRANULES.


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  1. Discovery of benzyl carbamate inhibitors of coronavirus Mpro enzymes from a legacy collection of cysteine protease inhibitors. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem. 2025 Dec; 40(1):2585619.
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  2. KDM4C inhibition blocks tumor growth in basal breast cancer by promoting cathepsin L-mediated histone H3 cleavage. Nat Genet. 2025 Jun; 57(6):1463-1477.
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  3. Design, Synthesis, and Unprecedented Interactions of Covalent Dipeptide-Based Inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease and Its Variants Displaying Potent Antiviral Activity. J Med Chem. 2025 Feb 13; 68(3):3626-3652.
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  4. Nanomolar activity of coumarin-3-thiosemicarbazones targeting Trypanosoma cruzi cruzain and the T. brucei cathepsin L-like protease. Eur J Med Chem. 2025 Feb 05; 283:117109.
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  5. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of New Chalcogen Semicarbazone (S, Se) and Their Azole Derivatives against Chagas Disease. J Med Chem. 2024 Nov 14; 67(21):19038-19056.
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  6. Stromal softness confines pancreatic cancer growth through lysosomal-cathepsin mediated YAP1 degradation. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2024 Oct 26; 81(1):442.
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  7. Molecular Features of CA-074 pH-Dependent Inhibition of Cathepsin B. Biochemistry. 2022 02 15; 61(4):228-238.
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  8. Distinct Dibasic Cleavage Specificities of Neuropeptide-Producing Cathepsin L and Cathepsin V Cysteine Proteases Compared to PC1/3 and PC2 Serine Proteases. ACS Chem Neurosci. 2022 01 19; 13(2):245-256.
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  9. Potent Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Activity by the Natural Product Gallinamide A and Analogues via Inhibition of Cathepsin L. J Med Chem. 2022 02 24; 65(4):2956-2970.
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  10. Self-Masked Aldehyde Inhibitors: A Novel Strategy for Inhibiting Cysteine Proteases. J Med Chem. 2021 08 12; 64(15):11267-11287.
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