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The digestive fluid of Drosera indica contains a cysteine endopeptidase (“droserain“) similar to dionain from Dionaea muscipula

Carnivorous Plant Newsletter, 2012
Carnivorous plants are known to secrete various endopeptidases extracellularly to digest prey proteins. Previously we purified two isoforms of nepenthesin to homogeneity and elucidated their enzymatic and structural characteristics.
Kenji Takahashi, W. Nishii, Chiaki Shibata   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evaluation of disease resistance in intermediate wheatgrass and genome‐wide association for fusarium head blight‐related traits

Crop Science, Volume 66, Issue 4, July/August 2026.
Abstract Intermediate wheatgrass (IWG) [Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkworth & D. R. Dewey] is a promising perennial grain candidate that The Land Institute has been directly domesticating since 2001. Grain from improved IWG can be sold under the trademark Kernza.
Leah K. Treffer, Jared Crain, Steve R. Larson, Yvonne A. Thompson, M. Kathryn Turner   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Safety evaluation of the food enzyme mucorpepsin from the non‐genetically modified Rhizomucor miehei strain M19‐21

EFSA Journal
The food enzyme mucorpepsin (EC 3.4.23.23) is produced with the non‐genetically modified Rhizomucor miehei strain M19‐21 by Meito Sangyo Co., Ltd. The native enzyme can be chemically modified to produce a more thermolabile form.
EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP), Claude Lambré, José Manuel Barat Baviera, Claudia Bolognesi, Pier Sandro Cocconcelli, Riccardo Crebelli, David Michael Gott, Konrad Grob, Evgenia Lampi, Marcel Mengelers, Alicja Mortensen, Gilles Rivière, Inger‐Lise Steffensen, Christina Tlustos, Henk Van Loveren, Laurence Vernis, Holger Zorn, Yrjö Roos, Magdalena Andryszkiewicz, Cristina Fernàndez‐Fraguas, Natalia Kovalkovicova, Yi Liu, Silvia Peluso, Andrew Chesson   +23 more
doaj   +1 more source

Proteolysis at the extracellular matrix interface: Molecular architects and regulators in health and disease

The FEBS Journal, Volume 293, Issue 13, Page 3758-3787, July 2026.
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a dynamic scaffold that orchestrates tissue architecture and cellular communication. A critical but underexplored interplay between proteases and cluster of differentiation molecules (CD) governs ECM turnover and directs cell fate.
David Jurnečka, Matija Hrovatin, Bor Bokalj, Boris Turk   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Proteolytic remodelling of the extracellular matrix by pericytes

The FEBS Journal, Volume 293, Issue 13, Page 3899-3953, July 2026.
Pericytes are specialised perivascular cells intimately connected with endothelial cells and essential for the maintenance of vascular beds. They contribute to the formation and remodelling of the extracellular matrix by actively secreting proteases and protease inhibitors.
Tina Burkhard, Ella Milne, Kate Qian, Paola Campagnolo, Salvatore Santamaria   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Isolation and Characterization of a Highly Specific Serine Endopeptidase from an Oral Strain of Staphylococcus epidermidis

Biological chemistry, 2001
Infection by Staphylococcus epidermidis, an opportunistic pathogen, has become a major problem due to the increased use of implanted medical devices and the growing number of patients who are therapeutically or infectiously immunosuppressed.
J. Moon, A. Bańbuła, A. Oleksy, J. A. Mayo, J. Travis   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Safety evaluation of the food enzyme mucorpepsin from the non‐genetically modified Rhizomucor miehei strain LP‐N836

EFSA Journal
The food enzyme mucorpepsin (EC 3.4.23.23) is produced with the non‐genetically modified Rhizomucor miehei strain LP‐N836 by Meito Sangyo Co., Ltd. The native enzyme can be chemically modified to produce a more thermolabile form.
EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP), Claude Lambré, José Manuel Barat Baviera, Claudia Bolognesi, Pier Sandro Cocconcelli, Riccardo Crebelli, David Michael Gott, Konrad Grob, Evgenia Lampi, Marcel Mengelers, Alicja Mortensen, Gilles Rivière, Inger‐Lise Steffensen, Christina Tlustos, Henk Van Loveren, Laurence Vernis, Holger Zorn, Lieve Herman, Yrjö Roos, Jaime Aguilera, Magdalena Andryszkiewicz, Cristina Fernàndez‐Fraguas, Natalia Kovalkovicova, Yi Liu, Simone Lunardi, Giulio diPiazza, Andrew Chesson   +26 more
doaj   +1 more source

Racemisation of Amino Acids: From Synthetic Challenge to Biological Significance

ChemBioChem, Volume 27, Issue 11, 15 June 2026.
Racemisation, once considered an undesirable synthetic side reaction, also occurs naturally in amino acids and influences biological processes. Evidence links stereochemical conversion to ageing, protein turnover, and cellular development. This review examines mechanisms, control strategies in synthesis, applications and implications in physiology ...
Othman Al Musaimi
wiley   +1 more source

Safety evaluation of the food enzyme mucorpepsin from the non‐genetically modified Rhizomucor miehei strain FRO

EFSA Journal
The food enzyme mucorpepsin (EC 3.4.23.23) is produced with the non‐genetically modified Rhizomucor miehei strain FRO by DSM Food Specialties B.V. The enzyme can be chemically modified to produce a thermolabile form.
EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP), Claude Lambré, José Manuel Barat Baviera, Claudia Bolognesi, Pier Sandro Cocconcelli, Riccardo Crebelli, David Michael Gott, Konrad Grob, Evgenia Lampi, Marcel Mengelers, Alicja Mortensen, Gilles Rivière, Inger‐Lise Steffensen, Christina Tlustos, Henk Van Loveren, Laurence Vernis, Holger Zorn, Lieve Herman, Yrjö Roos, Kyriaki Apergy, Magdalena Andryszkiewicz, Ana Criado, Yi Liu, Laura Sanmartin, Andrew Chesson   +24 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hemoglobin Digestion Genes Are Conserved in Lizard‐Infective Plasmodium Species With Different Host Cellular Niches

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.
Despite their evolutionary relatedness to malaria parasites that infect humans, wildlife Plasmodium—particularly those that infect birds and lizards—are understudied, leaving their vast genetic diversity to be explored. By assembling parasite transcriptomes from Plasmodium‐infected lizard blood, we provide the first evidence that lizard‐infective ...
Sarah J. Pangburn, Janus Borner, Sidhanth Misra, Jessica Zavalunova, Susan L. Perkins   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source