... pepstatinA had primarily inhibited the processing events.Functional role of cathepsin D/E in the processing of PPD by XS52 DCTo identify the protease(s) inhibited by pepstatin A, XS52DC were ... and VaccinesOpen AccessOriginal researchIdentification of proteases employed by dendritic cells in the processing of protein purified derivative (PPD)Mansour Mohamadzadeh*1, Hamid Mohamadzadeh2, ... activities. On the other hand, inhibitors of serine proteases (dichloroisocoumarin, DCI) or of cystein proteases (E-64) did not impair XS52 DC presentation of PPD, nor did they inhibit cathepsin D/E...