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CSTA gene

Known as: STFA, STF1, Cystatin A Gene 
This gene plays a role in both thiol proteinase inhibition and epidermal structure.

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1982-2018
051019822018

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1947-2018
19401960198020002020
CSTA gene
keratinocyte differentiation
Enzyme Inhibition
Cystatin A
CSTA wt Allele
Cystatin-A, human

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2006
2006
Cystatins in non-small cell lung cancer: tissue levels, localization and relation to prognosis.
Cystatins regulate tumour-associated cysteine proteases, however, their role in tumour progression is not clear yet. To assess… (More)
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2005
2005
Overexpression of stefin A in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells inhibits tumor cell growth, angiogenesis, invasion, and metastasis.
PURPOSE Evidence is accumulating that an inverse correlation exists between stefin A level and malignant progression. The aim of… (More)
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2004
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2004
Identification of human whole saliva protein components using proteomics.
The determination of salivary biomarkers as a means of monitoring general health and for the early diagnosis of disease is of… (More)
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2003
Highly Cited
2003
Critical role for cathepsin B in mediating caspase-1-dependent interleukin-18 maturation and caspase-1-independent necrosis triggered by the microbial toxin nigericin
AbstractThe potassium ionophore nigericin induces cell death and promotes the maturation and release of IL-1β in… (More)
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2001
2001
Cathepsins B and L are markers for clinically invasive types of meningiomas.
OBJECTIVE Meningiomas are benign neoplasms that derive from coverings of the brain. Approximately 10% of benign tumors progress… (More)
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2000
2000
Cysteine proteinase inhibitors stefin A, stefin B, and cystatin C in sera from patients with colorectal cancer: relation to prognosis.
The levels of cysteine proteinase inhibitors stefin A, stefin B, and cystatin C were determined using ELISAs in sera obtained… (More)
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1997
1997
Cathepsins B, H, and L and their inhibitors stefin A and cystatin C in sera of melanoma patients.
The levels of cathepsins (Cats) B, H, and L and their inhibitors stefin A and cystatin C were determined in the sera of 43… (More)
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1995
1995
The three-dimensional solution structure of human stefin A.
The three-dimensional solution structure of recombinant human stefin A has been determined by a simulated annealing protocol… (More)
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1992
1992
Stefins and lysosomal cathepsins B, L and D in human breast carcinoma.
In the study of 50 matched pairs of breast carcinoma and normal breast tissue, the activities of cysteine proteinases (CPs… (More)
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1990
Highly Cited
1990
Evolution of proteins of the cystatin superfamily
We have examined the amino acid sequences of a number of proteins that have been suggested to be related to chicken cystatin, a… (More)
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