Literature associating CTSB and benign giant cell tumor
CTSB [ENSP00000345672]
Cathepsin B heavy chain; Thiol protease which is believed to participate in intracellular degradation and turnover of proteins . Cleaves matrix extracellular phosphoglycoprotein MEPE . Involved in the solubilization of cross-linked TG/thyroglobulin in the thyroid follicle lumen (By similarity). Has also been implicated in tumor invasion and metastasis . ; Belongs to the peptidase C1 family. ProRule:PRU10088, ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU10089,
Synonyms: CTSB, A0A024R374, E9PCB3, E9PHZ5, E9PID0 ...