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Regulatory elements within the prodomain of Falcipain-2, a cysteine protease of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2009
Falcipain-2, a papain family cysteine protease of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, plays a key role in parasite hydrolysis of hemoglobin and is a potential chemotherapeutic target.
Kailash C Pandey, David T Barkan, Andrej Sali, Philip J Rosenthal   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Role of Endogenous Cathepsin L in Muscle Protein Degradation in Olive Flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) Surimi Gel

Molecules, 2021
We investigated the effect of endogenous cathepsin L on surimi gel produced from olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus). The amino acid sequences of six proteins predicted or identified as cathepsin L were obtained from the olive flounder genome ...
Chang Woo Kwon, Pahn-Shick Chang
doaj   +1 more source

Inhibition of MAPK-Erk pathway in vivo attenuates aortic valve disease processes in Emilin1-deficient mouse model [PDF]

, 2017
Aortic valve disease (AVD) is a common condition with a progressive natural history, and presently, there are no pharmacologic treatment strategies. Elastic fiber fragmentation (EFF) is a hallmark of AVD, and increasing evidence implicates developmental ...
Aikawa, Barnette, Basalyga, Bonow, Brown-Augsburger, Brunskill, Brunskill, Chung, Fondard, Franco, Gallegos, Gapski, Ghosh, Gu, Helske, Hinton, Hinton, Holm, Ihn, Iverson, Jensen, Keane, Krenz, Liang, Lindeman, Marshall, Mercer, Mohler, Mozaffarian, Munjal, Nishimura, Nkomo, Perrotta, Poggio, Potter, Rajamannan, Rossebo, Sauls, Schmieder, Schoen, Starcher, Vesely, Wirrig, Wylie-Sears, Xiong, Xiong   +45 more
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Lysosome‐Acidifying Nanoparticles Rescue A30P α‐Synuclein Induced Neuronal Death in Cellular and Drosophila Models of Parkinson's Disease

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Lysosome‐targeted acidic nanoparticles based on a biodegradable poly(ethylene tetrafluorosuccinate‐co‐succinate) copolymer are engineered to restore impaired lysosomal acidification through pH‐responsive intracellular degradation. Localized acid release enhances autophagic proteolysis, reduces α‐synuclein accumulation, and preserves dopaminergic neuron
Chih Hung Lo, Mengda Ren, Gavin Wen Zhao Loi, Eka Norfaishanty Saipuljumri, Jonathan Indajang, Kah Leong Lim, Jialiu Zeng   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Expression levels of cathepsin L and cystatin C in a hyperglycemic environment were associated with aortic aneurysm development in a mouse model

Journal of International Medical Research, 2019
Objectives Diabetes mellitus (DM) attenuates the development of aortic aneurysms (AA). This study investigated the expression of cathepsin L and cystatin C in a hyperglycemic environment, and the influence of these proteins on AA development.
Yang Liu, Yang Jiao, Yuxiang He, Xiangjiu Ding, Qingbo Su, Yan Zhao, Jianjun Jiang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Changes in Cathepsin Activity during Low-Temperature Storage and Sous Vide Processing of Beef Brisket

Food Science of Animal Resources, 2020
It is believed that two main proteolytic systems are involved in the tenderization of meat: the cathepsins and the calpains. Many researchers consider the calpain system to be the major contributor to meat tenderness during post-mortem storage.
Lovedeep Kaur, Seah Xin Hui, Mike Boland
doaj   +1 more source

Nanotherapies for Atherosclerosis: Targeting, Catalysis, and Energy Transduction

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Atherosclerosis management is hindered by poor drug targeting and plaque heterogeneity. Nanotechnology overcomes these barriers via three core strategies: (1) target‐engineered nanocarriers that achieve lesion‐specific precision via ligand modification, biomimetic camouflage, stimuli‐responsive release, and self‐propelling nanomotors; (2) catalytic ...
Yuqi Yang, Jingguo Qu, Tonghuan Xiao, Xinyang Han, Michael Tin‐Cheung Ying   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A simple purification procedure of buffalo lung cathepsin H, its properties and influence of buffer constituents on the enzyme activity

Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, 2020
Background: Cathepsin H (E.C.3.4.22.16) belongs to a family of lysosomal cysteine protease which regulates diverse normal biological processes mainly in intracellular proteolysis. Methods: Purification of cathepsin H from an unstudied system i.e. buffalo
Shalini Singh, Samir Sharma, Sudhir K. Agarwal   +2 more
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Proteases as Therapeutic Targets Against the Parasitic Cnidarian Ceratonova shasta: Characterization of Molecules Key to Parasite Virulence In Salmonid Hosts

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
Proteases and their inhibitors play critical roles in host-parasite interactions and in the outcomes of infections. Ceratonova shasta is a myxozoan pathogen that causes enteronecrosis in economically important salmonids from the Pacific Northwest of ...
Gema Alama-Bermejo, Gema Alama-Bermejo, Pavla Bartošová-Sojková, Stephen D. Atkinson, Astrid S. Holzer, Jerri L. Bartholomew   +5 more
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Extracellular Vesicles Modulation by an Adiponectin Receptor Agonist Provides Cardioprotection for Myocardial Ischemic Injury

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates that ALY688, a drug mimicking the heart‐protective hormone adiponectin, reduces myocardial ischemia injury. ALY688 increases the production of extracellular vesicles, which carry protective cargo including adiponectin itself.
Jialing Tang, Wing Yan Chung, Serena M. Pulente, Yubin Lei, Khang Nguyen, Eddie Tam, Nadya M. Morrow, Ilka Lorenzen‐Schmidt, Fengxia Xiao, Augusto Zani, Dylan Burger, Hye Kyoung Sung, Erin E. Mulvihill, Gary Sweeney   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source