Lesson plan
Elastase
In molecular biology, elastase is an enzyme from the class of proteases (peptidases) that break down proteins, specifically one that can break down elastin. In other words, the name generally refers to the substrate specificity (i.e. what proteins it can digest), not to any kind of evolutionary grouping. However, this definition is not always used consistently, and some related proteases like CELA3A and CELA3B, which mostly do not have the ability to break down elastin, have historically been called elastases.
Article summary
In molecular biology, elastase is an enzyme from the class of proteases (peptidases) that break down proteins, specifically one that can break down elastin. In other words, the name generally refers to the substrate specificity (i.e. what proteins it can digest), not to any kind of evolutionary grouping. However, this definition is not always used consistently, and some related proteases like CELA3A and CELA3B, which mostly do not have the ability to break down elastin, have historically been called elastases.
Key claims
No claims recorded.
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
Bibliography
No sources recorded.
Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.