Elastase

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Elastase (ELA) is a chymotrypsin-like protease which breaks down proteins. The ELAs are numbered according to their genes. ELA2 (or PMN-ELA) is secreted by neutrophils during inflammation.[1] For additional details see Serine Proteases.

Disease

Pulmonary emphysema is caused by the destruction of elastic fibre by elastase. Mutations in ELA2 are linked to the genetic disorder cyclic hematopoeiesis. Neutrophil elastase is involved in the blistering in bullose pemphigoid.

3D structures of elastase

Updated on 11-January-2016

  1. ↑ Dominici R, Franzini C. Fecal elastase-1 as a test for pancreatic function: a review. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2002 Apr;40(4):325-32. PMID:12059069 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1515/CCLM.2002.051

References

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