catalytic activity:Specificity close to that of papain. As compared to cathepsin B, cathepsin L exhibits higher activity toward protein substrates, but has little activity on Z-Arg-Arg-NHMec, and no peptidyl-dipeptidase activity.,function:Important for the overall degradation of proteins in lysosomes.,similarity:Belongs to the peptidase C1 family.,subunit:Dimer of a heavy and a light chain linked by disulfide bonds.,
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Function:
proteolysis,
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Cellular Localization:
Lysosome . Apical cell membrane ; Peripheral membrane protein ; Extracellular side . Cytoplasmic vesicle, secretory vesicle, chromaffin granule . Secreted, extracellular space . Secreted . Localizes to the apical membrane of thyroid epithelial cells. Released at extracellular space by activated dendritic cells and macrophages. .; [Isoform 2]: Nucleus . Translation initiation at downstream start sites allows the synthesis of isoforms that are devoid of a signal peptide and do not transit through the endoplasmic reticulum to localize to the nucleus (PubMed:15099520). Nuclear location varies during the cell cycle, with higher levels during S phase (PubMed:15099520). .