Abstract:Cathepsin D (CAT-D) is a well-known aspartic protease that serves a function as house-keeping lysosomal enzyme in all somatic cells. Its existence in reproductive tissues is highly variable, even in the somatic derived epithelial cells of reproductive tract. In Macrobrachium rosenbergii, existence of MrCAT-D and its translational product was detected in both somatic cells (Sertoli-like supporting cells) and developing spermatogenic cells as well as along accessory spermatic ducts. Specifically, MrCAT-D was loc… Show more
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