... hypothetical. Although most cystatins inhi-biting cathepsin L also inhibit cathepsin S, an inhibitoryactivity of cystatin F against cathepsin S has not yet beenreported. The expression of the ... of the cystatin F gene and promoter. The structures of the human cystatin F (CST7)andcystatinC(CST3) genes are illustratedschematically at the top. In the upstream region of the CST7 gene, the ... by their affinity to Cm-papain, stronglyindicating that the carbohydrate side chains do not affect the enzyme-binding properties of cystatin F and should, thus, not affect the inhibition of...