Extracellular Matrix of Echinoderms
Marine Drugs, 2023 This review considers available data on the composition of the extracellular matrix (ECM) in echinoderms. The connective tissue in these animals has a rather complex organization.
Igor Yu. Dolmatov +1 more
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An overview of Phoneutria nigriventer spider venom using combined transcriptomic and proteomic approaches. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Phoneutria nigriventer is one of the largest existing true spiders and one of the few considered medically relevant. Its venom contains several neurotoxic peptides that act on different ion channels and chemical receptors of vertebrates and invertebrates.
Marcelo R V Diniz +8 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Monkeypox viral infection is an emerging threat and a major concern for the human population. The lack of drug molecules to treat this disease may worsen the problem.
Thamir A. Alandijany +8 more
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Novel bi- and trifunctional inhibitors of tumor-associated proteolytic systems [PDF]
, 2003 Serine proteases, cysteine proteases, and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are involved in cancer cell invasion and metastasis. Recently, a recombinant bifunctional inhibitor (chCysuPA(19-31)) directed against cysteine proteases and the urokinasetype ...
Sato, Sumito +6 more
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"Purification and evaluation of somatic, excretory-secretory and Cysteine proteinase antigens of Fasciola Hepatica using IgG-ELISA in diagnosing Fascioliasis " [PDF]
Acta Medica Iranica, 2001 Fasciolosis, or liver fluke disease, caused by parasites of the genus Fasciola is emerging as an important disease in man and animals, in the world and Iran, particularly in nortern parts. The economical losses in domestic animals are considerable.
"Rokni MB +3 more
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Cystatins as calpain inhibitors: Engineered chicken cystatin- and stefin B-kininogen domain 2 hybrids support a cystatin-like mode of interaction with the catalytic subunit of μ-calpain [PDF]
, 2001 Within the cystatin superfamily, only kininogen domain 2 (KD2) is able to inhibit μ- and m-calpain. In an attempt to elucidate the structural requirements of cystatins for calpain inhibition, we constructed recombinant hybrids of human stefin B (an ...
Gross, Stefan +9 more
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Biochemical properties of digestive carbohydrases and proteases of cereal leaf beetle, Lema melanopa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) [PDF]
نامه انجمن حشرهشناسی ایران, 2020 In the recent decade, Lema melanopa L. has become one of the most important pests of wheat fields in Golstan province. Both adults and larvae of this pest feed on the leaves of most cereals and of course wheat and cause severe damage.
Mahboobeh Sharifi +2 more
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Family C1 cysteine proteases: Biological diversity or redundancy? [PDF]
, 2003 Recent progress in the identification and partial characterization of novel genes encoding cysteine proteases of the papain family has considerably increased our knowledge of this family of enzymes.
Nägler, D. K. +3 more
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Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2005 The present study describes the main characteristics of the proteolytic activities of the velvetbean caterpillar, Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, and their sensitivity to proteinase inhibitors and activators.
M.E. Pereira +5 more
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The effects of a plant proteinase inhibitor from Enterolobium contortisiliquum on human tumor cell lines [PDF]
, 2011 Supplementary to the efficient inhibition of trypsin, chymotrypsin, plasma kallikrein, and plasmin already described by the EcTI inhibitor from Enterolobium contortisiliquum, it also blocks human neutrophil elastase (K(iapp)=4.3 nM) and prevents phorbol ...
Sampaio, Misako U. [UNIFESP] +21 more
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