51032n/aENSG00000215704n/aP08218n/aNM_015849n/aNP_056933n/aChymotrypsin-like elastase family member 2B is and enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CELA2B gene.

[3][4][5] Elastases form a subfamily of serine proteases that hydrolyze many proteins in addition to elastin.

In other species, elastase 2B has been shown to preferentially cleave proteins after leucine, methionine, and phenylalanine residues.

[5] This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.

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