胱抑素A是一种在人体中由CSTA基因编码的蛋白质。[6][7]
胱抑素超家族包括含有多个胱抑素样序列的蛋白质。一些成员是活性半胱氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂,而其他成员已经失去或可能从未获得这种抑制活性。超家族中有3个抑制家族,包括1型胱抑素(stefin)、2型胱抑素和激肽原。该基因编码一种stefin,起半胱氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂的作用,与木瓜蛋白酶和组织蛋白酶B、H和L形成紧密复合物。该蛋白是角质形成细胞中角化细胞包膜的前体蛋白之一,在表皮发育和维护。Stefin已被提议作为癌症的预后和诊断工具。[7]
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