DmCatD, a cathepsin D-like peptidase of the hematophagous insect Dipetalogaster maxima (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): Purification, bioinformatic analyses and the significance of its interaction with lipophorin in the internalization by developing oocytes [PDF]
, 2018 DmCatD, a cathepsin D-like peptidase of the hematophagous insect Dipetalogaster maxima, is synthesized by the fat body and the ovary and functions as yolk protein precursor. Functionally, DmCatD is involved in vitellin proteolysis.
Arrese, Estela L. +8 more
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The Carboxypeptidase Activity of Cathepsin X is Not Controlled by Endogenous Inhibitors
Acta Chimica Slovenica, 2019 Cysteine cathepsins are peptidases with housekeeping functions that play different specific roles in different tissues. Endogenous peptidase inhibitors, such as cystatins and thyropins are the ultimate way of controlling their activity.
Urša Pečar Fonović +4 more
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The role of proteases in pathologies of the synovial joint [PDF]
, 2008 Synovial (diarthrodial) joints are employed within the body to provide skeletal mobility and have a characteristic structure adapted to provide a smooth almost frictionless surface for articulation.
Buttle, D, Jones, GC, Riley, GP
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Structural biology of cysteine cathepsins [PDF]
Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography, 2006 Proteolytic activity is important for normal functioning of an organism andmust be rigorously controlled due to its potential danger. Failure in biological control mechanisms of proteolytic activities may result in a disease. Emerging biological roles of lysosomal cysteine proteases are bringing them in the focus of drug discovery research.
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Cysteine Cathepsin Inhibitors as Anti-Ebola Agents [PDF]
ACS Infectious Diseases, 2016 The recent Ebola virus outbreak in western Africa highlights the need for novel therapeutics that target Ebola virus and other filoviruses. Filoviruses require processing by host cell-derived cysteine cathepsins for productive infection. Here we report the generation of a focused library of cysteine cathepsin inhibitors and subsequent screening to ...
Wouter A, van der Linden +7 more
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Structure-activity relationships of hypervalent organochalcogenanes as inhibitors of cysteine cathepsins V and S [PDF]
, 2011 A new series of organotelluranes were synthesized and investigated, and the structure-activity relationships in cysteine proteases inhibition were determinated.
Alves, Marcio Fernando +5 more
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Cystatin C deficiency in human atherosclerosis and aortic aneurysms [PDF]
, 2014 The pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and abdominal aortic aneurysm involves breakdown of the elastic laminae. Elastolytic cysteine proteases, including cathepsins S and K, are overexpressed at sites of arterial elastin damage, but whether endogenous local
Chapman, Harold A. +8 more
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Бюллетень сибирской медицины, 2020 Aim. To study the level of activity of lysosomal cysteine proteases (cathepsins H, B, L) in blood plasma and fractionated leukocytes (polymorphonuclear and mononuclear) in patients with Alzheimer’s disease in comparison with similar indicators in persons
M. G. Sorokina +3 more
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Determination of a predictive cleavage motif for eluted major histocompatibility complex class II ligands [PDF]
, 2018 CD4+ T cells have a major role in regulating immune responses. They are activated by recognition of peptides mostly generated from exogenous antigens through the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II pathway.
Dhanda, Sandeep Kumar +7 more
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Design and Synthesis of Cysteine Protease Inhibitors
Proceedings, 2017 We have been preparing new dipeptidyl inhibitors against parasitic cysteine proteases cruzain (related to Chagas disease) and rhodesain (related to Sleeping Sickness disease), and against human cathepsins. [...]
Florenci V. Gonzalez
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