MeSH definition : A cysteine protease that is highly expressed in OSTEOCLASTS and plays an essential
role in BONE RESORPTION as a potent EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX-degrading enzyme.;
Registry Number MeSH : EC 3.4.22.38;
MeSH annotation : Cathepsin X, an obsolete multi-meaning term appearing in older literature goes here
or at CATHEPSIN Z: check text; Cathepsin O and Cathepsin O2 in older literature go
here.;
A cysteine protease that is highly expressed in OSTEOCLASTS and plays an essential
role in BONE RESORPTION as a potent EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX-degrading enzyme.