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Extracellular proteolytic activation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa aminopeptidase (PaAP) and insight into the role of its non-catalytic N-terminal domain.

PLoS ONE, 2021
Pseudomonas aeruginosa secretes several endopeptidases, including elastase, alkaline proteinase (Apr), a lysine-specific endopeptidase (LysC), and an aminopeptidase (PaAP), all of which are important virulence factors.
Itschak Axelrad, Mary Safrin, Rivka Cahan, Sang-Jin Suh, Dennis E Ohman, Efrat Kessler   +5 more
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Mitochondria‐endoplasmic reticulum organelle glue as maturation promoter for origination/dimensional dual‐cross cardiomyocytes

BMEMat, EarlyView.
Mitochondria‐endoplasmic reticulum contact sites (MERCS) are areas where the mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum closely interact. In this study, we utilize synthetic organelle glues to artificially engineer MERCS for regulating cardiomyocyte development, through which the immature and chemo‐plasticity issues of undifferentiated cells are addressed.
Wei Tang, Hao Sun, Chenqi Duan, Jiajia Chang, Yuxing Wang, Ming Zhao, Huiyue Zhao, Shan Lu, Yang Yang, Da Huo   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hybrid Macrocyclic Peptides — Synthetic Strategies to Diversify and Cyclize Peptide Libraries in Phage Display Selections

Chemistry – A European Journal, EarlyView.
Hybrid macrocyclic peptides unite genetically encoded peptide libraries with the structural complexity of synthetic small molecules. This Review critically analyzes phage‐compatible cyclization and diversification chemistries, highlights emerging opportunities beyond traditional cysteine‐based approaches, and outlines how future advances may enable the
Titia Rixt Oppewal, Clemens Mayer
wiley   +1 more source

Distinct and Specific Role of NlpC/P60 Endopeptidases LytA and LytB in Cell Elongation and Division of Lactobacillus plantarum

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019
Peptidoglycan (PG) is an essential lattice of the bacterial cell wall that needs to be continuously remodeled to allow growth. This task is ensured by the concerted action of PG synthases that insert new material in the pre-existing structure and PG ...
Marie-Clémence Duchêne, Thomas Rolain, Adrien Knoops, Pascal Courtin, Marie-Pierre Chapot-Chartier, Yves F. Dufrêne, Bernard F. Hallet, Pascal Hols   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Endopeptidases and prohormone processing

Bioscience Reports, 1990
Peptide hormones and peptide transmitters are generated from polypeptide precursors by specific cleavage reactions which take place principally at sites formed by single or paired basic residues. Not all the possible cleavage sites are utilised, however, and the degree of processing of many propeptides has been found to vary according to the tissue of ...
N J, Darby, D G, Smyth
openaire   +2 more sources

Disentangling Sex Differences in Sulfonylurea Drug Response With Genome‐Wide Association Studies in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
A sex‐stratified genome‐wide association study of sulfonylurea response identified sex‐specific genetic loci associated with HbA1c reduction in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Replication and functional validation supported a male‐specific association at the TMEM64/NECAB1 locus, highlighting the potential of sex‐informed pharmacogenomics to advance ...
Joseph H. Breeyear, John S. House, Mark Kvale, Stella Nam, Farida S. Akhtari, Hetal S. Shah, Monique M. Hedderson, Kathleen M. Giacomini, Josyf C. Mychaleckyj, Alessandro Doria, Michael J. Wagner, Josephine H. Li, Sook Wah Yee, John B. Buse, Richard P. Woychik, Daniel M. Rotroff, Alison A. Motsinger‐Reif   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Significance of Matrix Metalloproteinases in Parasitic Infections Involving the Central Nervous System

Pathogens, 2013
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) represent a large family of over twenty different secreted or membrane-bound endopeptidases, involved in many physiological (embryogenesis, precursor or stem cell mobilization, tissue remodeling during wound healing, etc.)
Fabrizio Bruschi, Barbara Pinto
doaj   +1 more source

Getting to grips with strangles: an effective multi-component recombinant vaccine for the protection of horses from Streptococcus equi infection. [PDF]

PLoS Pathogens, 2009
Streptococcus equi subspecies equi (S. equi) is a clonal, equine host-adapted pathogen of global importance that causes a suppurative lymphodendopathy of the head and neck, more commonly known as Strangles.
Bengt Guss, Margareta Flock, Lars Frykberg, Andrew S Waller, Carl Robinson, Ken C Smith, Jan-Ingmar Flock   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

WONOEP XVII appraisal: The role of the extracellular matrix in epilepsy

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract The extracellular matrix (ECM) is composed of proteoglycans and glycoproteins that regulate the external environment surrounding neurons, glia, and the vascular system. The ECM is vital for maintaining the structure and function of the brain and also acts as a reservoir for various signaling molecules and neurotransmitters, modulating synaptic
Eleonora Lugara, Erwin A. van Vliet, Alessia Romagnolo, Kevin Staley, Kyle P. Lillis, Chris Dulla, David C. Henshall, Katja Kobow   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Glycan strand cleavage by a lytic transglycosylase, MltD contributes to the expansion of peptidoglycan in Escherichia coli.

PLoS Genetics
Peptidoglycan (PG) is a protective sac-like exoskeleton present in most bacterial cell walls. It is a large, covalently crosslinked mesh-like polymer made up of many glycan strands cross-bridged to each other by short peptide chains.
Moneca Kaul, Suraj Kumar Meher, Krishna Chaitanya Nallamotu, Manjula Reddy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source