Table 1

Protease Profiles Expressed by Several DC Populations

Protease
XS52 DC
Splenic DC
Bone Marrow DC
BW5147 Thymoma Cells

Cathepsin B1
133 ± 392
123 ± 3.3
121 ± 3.3
1.5 ± 0.08
Cathepsin C
34 ± 7
16 ± 4
0.4 ± 0.1
<0.01
Cathepsin D/E
34 ± 6
30 ± 14
22 ± 2
1.6 ± 0.1
Cathepsin H
2.8 ± 0.8
3.5 ± 0.7
1 ± 0.2
0.9 ± 0.2
Cathepsin J
26 ± 0.3
0.7 ± 0.3
3.0 ± 0.1
0.2 ± 0.09
Cathepsin L
14 ± 0.6
26 ± 11
19 ± 0.6
0.6 ± 0.08
BLT esterase
25,000 ± 400
58,000 ± 4,000
21,300 ± 100
<100
Suc-FLF-SBz esterase
1,900,000 ± 61,000
310,000 ± 10,800
1,150,000 ± 10,200
12,000 ± 100
Suc-AAPFSBZ esterase
433,000 ± 2,900
134,000 ± 7,300
360,000 ± 6,100
3,400 ± 600

1Extracts prepared from the indicated cell types were examined for protease activities using a panel of standard substrates. 2Enzymatic activities are expressed as nmol/min/mg soluble protein. Data shown represent the mean ± SD from three independent preparations.

Mohamadzadeh et al. Journal of Immune Based Therapies and Vaccines 2004 2:8   doi:10.1186/1476-8518-2-8

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