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Mouse model suggests limited role for human mesotrypsin in pancreatitis.
Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.] - 1 Mar 2021
Mosztbacher Dóra, Sahin-Tóth Miklós
Abstract excerpt
Mesotrypsin is a low-abundance human trypsin isoform with a unique evolutionary mutation that conferred resistance to trypsin inhibitors and restricted substrate specificity. Mesotrypsin degrades the serine protease inhibitor Kazal type 1 (SPINK1) and thereby might increase risk for pancreatitis. Here, we report a mouse model designed to test the role of mesotrypsin in pancreatitis. We introduced the human...
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