Technical Articles

Enterkinase (ENTK), as a serine protease with strict substrate specificity, plays a dual role in organisms. At the physiological level, it regulates the digestion of digestive tract proteins by activating trypsinogen; In the pathological dimension, its specific high expression in mitochondria of cancer cells such as HeLa provides a potential biomarker for cancer diagnosis

Enterokinase (EK) is a serine protease present in the duodenum of mammals, which plays an indispensable role in the human digestive process.