Definition of Cystatin. Meaning of Cystatin. Synonyms of Cystatin

- Cystatin C or cystatin 3 (formerly gamma trace, post-gamma-globulin, or neuroendocrine basic polypeptide), a protein encoded by the CST3 gene, is mainly...
- described below. Cystatins show similarity to fetuins, kininogens, histidine-rich glycoproteins and cystatin-related proteins. Cystatins mainly inhibit...
- Cystatin-A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CSTA gene. The cystatin superfamily encomp****es proteins that contain multiple cystatin-like sequences...
- Cystatin-B is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CSTB gene. The cystatin superfamily encomp****es proteins that contain multiple cystatin-like sequences...
- One of these is cystatin C, a ubiquitous protein secreted by most cells in the body (it is an inhibitor of cysteine protease). Cystatin C is freely filtered...
- Hereditary cystatin C amyloid angiopathy (HCCAA) is a rare, fatal type of hereditary cerebral amyloid angiopathy found almost exclusively in Iceland. A...
- progressive myoclonus epilepsies. It is caused due to a mutation in the cystatin B gene (CSTB). The disease is named after Heinrich Unverricht, who first...
- Cystatin-F is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CST7 gene. The cystatin superfamily encomp****es proteins that contain multiple cystatin-like sequences...
- Cystatin-SN is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CST1 gene. The cystatin superfamily encomp****es proteins that contain multiple cystatin-like...
- Northern blot studies showed that cystatin C was produced by all nucleated human cells. The biological function of cystatin C was suggested to be inhibition...