... cystatins, thekininogens, are larger proteins containing three tandemlyrepeated type 2-like cystatin domains. Type 2 cystatinsidentified in higher animals include cystatins C, D, S, SA, and SN [2], ... arereadily secreted in mammalian [20] and insect [5] cells,respectively. Cystatin F is an unusual type 2 cystatin in thatit is a glycoprotein [5,6], and it is known that many proteinsfound in intracellular ... N-glycosylationmotifs at positions 36–38 and 88–90 (cystatin C numbering).Recombinant cystatin F expressed in Sf9 insect cells isindeed glycosylated [5].Compared to other cystatins, cystatin...