The new human tissue kallikrein gene family: structure, function, and association to disease

GM Yousef, EP Diamandis - Endocrine reviews, 2001 - academic.oup.com
The human tissue kallikrein gene family was, until recently, thought to consist of only three
genes. Two of these human kallikreins, prostate-specific antigen and human glandular …

The emerging roles of human tissue kallikreins in cancer

CA Borgoño, EP Diamandis - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2004 - nature.com
Human tissue kallikreins (hKs), which are encoded by the largest contiguous cluster of
protease genes in the human genome, are secreted serine proteases with diverse …

Nanoparticle-based bio-barcode assay redefines “undetectable” PSA and biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy

CS Thaxton, R Elghanian, AD Thomas… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
We report the development of a previously undescribed gold nanoparticle bio-barcode
assay probe for the detection of prostate specific antigen (PSA) at 330 fg/mL, automation of …

Human tissue kallikreins: physiologic roles and applications in cancer

CA Borgono, IP Michael, EP Diamandis - Molecular cancer research, 2004 - AACR
Tissue kallikreins are members of the S1 family (clan SA) of trypsin-like serine proteases
and are present in at least six mammalian orders. In humans, tissue kallikreins (hK) are …

Human kallikrein 2 (hK2) and prostate-specific antigen (PSA): two closely related, but distinct, kallikreins in the prostate

HG Rittenhouse, JA Finlay, SD Mikolajczyk… - Critical reviews in …, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
Recent studies on human kallikrein 2 (hK2) have revealed striking similarities and significant
differences with the closely related kallikrein PSA. Both PSA and hK2 are primarily localized …

Nonprostatic sources of prostate-specific antigen

EP Diamandis, H Yu - Urologic Clinics of North America, 1997 - Elsevier
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a valuable tumor marker for the diagnosis and
management of prostate cancer. The name was intended to underscore the tissue specificity …

The tissue kallikrein family of serine proteases: functional roles in human disease and potential as clinical biomarkers

JA Clements, NM Willemsen, SA Myers… - Critical reviews in …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Prostate specific antigen (PSA) or human kallikrein 3 (hK3) has long been an effective
biomarker for prostate cancer. Now, other members of the tissue kallikrein (KLK) gene family …

Specific and efficient peptide substrates for assaying the proteolytic activity of prostate-specific antigen

SR Denmeade, W Lou, J Lövgren, J Malm, H Lilja… - Cancer research, 1997 - AACR
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a serine protease secreted by both normal prostate
glandular cells and prostate cancer cells. The major proteolytic substrates for PSA are the …

Human tissue kallikreins: the cancer biomarker family

M Paliouras, C Borgono, EP Diamandis - Cancer letters, 2007 - Elsevier
Human tissue kallikreins (KLKs) are attracting increased attention due to their role as
biomarkers for the screening, diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of various cancers …

Kallikreins–the melting pot of activity and function

M Kalinska, U Meyer-Hoffert, T Kantyka, J Potempa - Biochimie, 2016 - Elsevier
The human tissue kallikrein and kallikrein-related peptidases (KLKs), encoded by the largest
contiguous cluster of protease genes in the human genome, are secreted serine proteases …