Independent Subtilases Expansions in Fungi Associated with Animals [PDF]
, 2011 Many socially important fungi encode an elevated number of subtilisin-like serine proteases, which have been shown to be involved in fungal mutualisms with grasses and in parasitism of insects, nematodes, plants, other fungi, and mammalian skin.
P. Szczesny +7 more
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Seprase: An overview of an important matrix serine protease [PDF]
, 2008 Seprase or Fibroblast Activation Protein (FAP) is an integral membrane serine peptidase, which has been shown to have gelatinase activity. Seprase has a dual function in tumour progression.
O\u27Brien, Pamela +3 more
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New insights into the evolution of subtilisin-like serine protease genes in Pezizomycotina
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2010 Background Subtilisin-like serine proteases play an important role in pathogenic fungi during the penetration and colonization of their hosts. In this study, we perform an evolutionary analysis of the subtilisin-like serine protease genes of subphylum ...
Zhang Ying +9 more
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eLife, 2021 Coronavirus entry is mediated by the spike protein that binds the receptor and mediates fusion after cleavage by host proteases. The proteases that mediate entry differ between cell lines, and it is currently unclear which proteases are relevant in vivo.
Anna Z Mykytyn +7 more
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The human Transmembrane Protease Serine 2 is necessary for the production of Group 2 influenza A virus pseudotypes [PDF]
, 2013 The monomer of influenza haemagglutinin is synthesized as a single polypeptide precursor that during maturation is cleaved by proteases into two active subunits. Other studies have demonstrated that the human Transmembrane Protease Serine 2 (TMPRSS2) can
Ferrara, Francesca +7 more
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T-SP1: a novel serine protease-like protein predominantly expressed in testis [PDF]
, 2008 Here, we describe a novel member in the group of membrane-anchored chymotrypsin (S1)-like serine proteases, namely testis serine protease 1 (T-SP1), as it is principally expressed in testis tissue.
Nerlich, Andreas +6 more
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Identification of proteases employed by dendritic cells in the processing of protein purified derivative (PPD) [PDF]
, 2004 Dendritic cells (DC) are known to present exogenous protein Ag effectively to T cells. In this study we sought to identify the proteases that DC employ during antigen processing.
Mansour Mohamadzadeh +9 more
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Serine Proteases of Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum: Potential as Antimalarial Drug Targets
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, 2014 Malaria is a major global parasitic disease and a cause of enormous mortality and morbidity. Widespread drug resistance against currently available antimalarials warrants the identification of novel drug targets and development of new drugs.
Asrar Alam
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Plant serine proteases: biochemical, physiological and molecular features [PDF]
, 2005 In the latest two decades, the interest received by plant proteases has been on the rise. Serine proteases (EC 3.4.21)—in particular those from cucurbits, cereals and trees—share indeed a number of biochemical and physiological features, that may prove ...
Cecília M. Antão +3 more
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Cross genome comparisons of serine proteases in Arabidopsis and rice
BMC Genomics, 2006 Background Serine proteases are one of the largest groups of proteolytic enzymes found across all kingdoms of life and are associated with several essential physiological pathways.
Sowdhamini R, Tripathi Lokesh P
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