Preferred Label : tissue kallikreins;
MeSH definition : A family of trypsin-like SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES that are expressed in a variety of
cell types including human prostate epithelial cells. They are formed from tissue
prokallikrein by action with TRYPSIN. They are highly similar to PROSTATE-SPECIFIC
ANTIGEN.;
MeSH synonym : kallikrein, glandular; kallikreins, human glandular; kallikreins, tissue; tissue kallikrein; kallikrein, tissue; glandular kallikrein; human glandular kallikreins; glandular kallikreins, human;
CISMeF synonym : 1, kallikrein; 2, kallikrein;
MeSH hyponym : human glandular kallikrein 2; human glandular kallikrein 1; Urinary Kallikrein; Kallikrein, Urinary; Kallikrein 1; Pancreatic Kallikrein; Kallikrein, Pancreatic; hK1 Kallikrein; Kallikrein, hK1; Glandular Kallikrein-1; Glandular Kallikrein 1; Kallikrein-1, Glandular; Prostate Specific Kallikrein; Kallikrein, Prostate Specific; Specific Kallikrein, Prostate; Kallikrein 2; hK2 Kallikrein; Kallikrein, hK2;
Registry Number MeSH : EC 3.4.21.35;
MeSH annotation : do not confuse PROSTATE SPECIFIC KALLIKREIN with PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;
Is substance : O;
UNII : EC 3.4.21.35;
Origin ID : D020840;
UMLS CUI : C0076726;
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A family of trypsin-like SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES that are expressed in a variety of
cell types including human prostate epithelial cells. They are formed from tissue
prokallikrein by action with TRYPSIN. They are highly similar to PROSTATE-SPECIFIC
ANTIGEN.