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The loops facing the active site of prolyl oligopeptidase are crucial components in substrate gating and specificity [PDF]

, 2013
Prolyl oligopeptidase (POP) has emerged as a drug target for neurological diseases. A flexible loop structure comprising loop A (res. 189–209) and loop B (res. 577–608) at the domain interface is implicated in substrate entry to the active site.
Juliano, Luiz, Juhasz, Tuende, Módos, Károly, Szamosi, Ilona, Rea, Dean, Fueloep, Vilmos, Juliano, Luiz [UNIFESP], Szeltner, Zoltán, Juhász, Tünde, Fülöp, Vilmos, Polgár, László   +10 more
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A guide to the types, structures, and multifaceted functions of matrix metalloproteinases in cancer

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) orchestrate cancer progression and metastasis through proteolytic and non‐proteolytic actions. By remodeling the tumor microenvironment, enhancing growth factor availability, and modulating cell behavior, MMPs promote proliferation, migration or invasion, and epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition. Alongside extracellular
Zoi Piperigkou, Sylvia Mangani, Spyros Kremmydas, Nikolaos E. Koletsis, Nikos K. Karamanos   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interactions between small leucine‐rich proteoglycans and proteases: implications for tissue homeostasis and pathology

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Small leucine‐rich proteoglycans (SLRPs) are key modulators of extracellular matrix structure and signaling. Their proteolytic processing by MMPs (Matrix Metalloproteinases), ADAMTS (disintegrin and metalloprotease with thrombospondin motifs), and serine proteases generates bioactive fragments that regulate collagen remodeling, inflammation, and ...
Maria Konstantaraki, Lydia‐Nefeli Thrapsanioti, Aikaterini Berdiaki, Ioanna Spyridaki, Dragana Nikitovic   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tsetse fly (Glossina pallidipes) midgut responses to Trypanosoma brucei challenge

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
Background Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) are the prominent vector of African trypanosome parasites (Trypanosoma spp.) in sub-Saharan Africa, and Glossina pallidipes is the most widely distributed species in Kenya.
Rosemary Bateta, Jingwen Wang, Yineng Wu, Brian L. Weiss, Wesley C. Warren, Grace A. Murilla, Serap Aksoy, Paul O. Mireji   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

An update on the landscape of collagen bioactive fragments

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
The remodeling of the extracellular matrix releases collagen bioactive fragments, which exert molecular functions and regulate numerous biological processes via several signaling pathways. Here, we summarize the latest findings describing the roles of major bioactive fragments from collagens I, IV, VI, and XVIII in various physiological and ...
Sylvie Ricard‐Blum, Julie Fradette
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular and biochemical characterization of subtilisin-like proteases in arabidopsis thaliana [PDF]

, 2000
Subtilisin-like proteases form a large group of serine proteases with diverse functions, including the specific processing of a variety of proproteins and prohormones, and are found in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. The work in this thesis focuses
Hamilton, John Michael Uwe
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Proteolysis at the extracellular matrix interface: Molecular architects and regulators in health and disease

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
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, EarlyView.
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

Midgut proteases from larval spodoptera littoralis (lepidoptera: noctutoae) [PDF]

, 1992
The presence and properties of proteases present in larval midgut extracts from Spodoptera littoralis was investigated. Trypsin and chymotrypsin activities were found mainly in the midgut lumen while leucine aminopeptidase and dipeptidyl aminopeptidase ...
Lee, Michael James, Lee, M.J
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When proteases reshape barriers: Basement membrane remodelling in development, wound healing and tumour progression

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Basement membrane (BM) homeostasis relies on a balance between integrity, controlled remodelling and pathological degradation. Increased protease expression beneath the BM, along with reduced levels of endogenous protease inhibitors, drives the transition from a continuous, protective barrier to a discontinuous interface.
Clara Legendre, Guila Dayan, Patricia Rousselle   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source