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Purification and functional characterisation of rhinocerase, a novel serine protease from the venom of Bitis gabonica rhinoceros.

PLoS ONE, 2010
BackgroundSerine proteases are a major component of viper venoms and are thought to disrupt several distinct elements of the blood coagulation system of envenomed victims.
Sakthivel Vaiyapuri, Robert A Harrison, Andrew B Bicknell, Jonathan M Gibbins, Gail Hutchinson   +4 more
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Membrane-Anchored Serine Proteases in Vertebrate Cell and Developmental Biology

, 2011
Analysis of vertebrate genome sequences at the turn of the millennium revealed that a vastly larger repertoire of enzymes execute proteolytic cleavage reactions within the pericellular and extracellular environments than was anticipated from biochemical
Thomas H. Bugge, Roman Szabo
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Design and Synthesis of Peptide‐Polyester Conjugates for Cell‐Mediated Scaffold Degradation

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This work describes polycaprolactone (PCL)‐based biomaterials engineered to degrade in response to cell‐secreted proteases. A fast‐degrading peptide (Fast) sequence is integrated into a PCL conjugate backbone to produce a biomaterial that is selectively degraded by multiple cell types compared to its scrambled control (ScrFast).
Korina Vida G. Sinad, Natasha K. Hunt, Srujan Singh, Kelly B. Seims, Yingjie Wu, E. Thomas Pashuck, Warren L. Grayson, Lesley W. Chow   +7 more
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Sulfonyl fluoride analogues as activity-based probes for serine proteases.

, 2012
Enriched with fluoride: To expand on the available tools to interrogate proteases, we explored sulfonyl fluorides as activity-based probes. An alkyne-tagged sulfonyl fluoride covalently modifies members of the S1 family of serine proteases.
Gu, C., Kaiser, M, van der Hoorn, RA, Shannon, DA, Van der Hoorn, R., McLaughlin, CJ, Shannon, D., Kaiser, M., Weerapana, E., Weerapana, E, Gu, C, McLaughlin, C.   +11 more
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Natural Biomaterials for Osteochondral Repair: From Source to Strategy

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Biological origin‐guided overview of natural biomaterials and therapeutic strategies for osteochondral tissue engineering. The circular diagram categorizes representative materials and strategies into plant/algae‐derived, microbial‐derived, animal‐derived, and human‐derived sources, centered on an osteochondral defect repair model.
Hengyu Liu, Hanyang Zhang, Wenbo Yang, Hao Chen, Jincheng Wang, Fei Chang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A trypsin-like serine protease is involved in pseudorabies virus invasion through the basement membrane barrier of porcine nasal respiratory mucosa

Veterinary Research, 2011
Several alphaherpesviruses breach the basement membrane during mucosal invasion. In the present study, the role of proteases in this process was examined.
Glorieux Sarah, Favoreel Herman W, Steukers Lennert, Vandekerckhove Annelies P, Nauwynck Hans J   +4 more
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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, F. Xavier Malcata, Antão, Cecília M., Malcata, F. Xavier   +3 more
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E. coli Extracellular Matrix: A Tunable Composite With Hierarchical Structure

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The complex composite‐like mechanical behavior of E. coli biofilm matrix is the result of a synergic contribution of the rigid curli and swelling pEtN‐cellulose, and emerges from specific ratio and assembly conditions. The interactions between the two fibers govern biofilm hydration and characteristic wrinkling patterns, providing crucial insights for ...
Macarena Siri, Agustín Mangiarotti, Anne Seewald, Nikolai Rosenthal, Shahrouz Amini, Emeline Raguin, Peter Fratzl, Cécile M. Bidan   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Primary structure of potato Kunitz-type serine proteinase inhibitor [PDF]

, 2000
The serine proteinase inhibitor (PSPI-51) isolated from potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum L,) comprises two protein species with pi 5.2 and 6.3, denoted as PSPI-21-5.2 and PSPI-21-6.3, respectively.
Mentele, Reinhard, Valueva, Tatyana A., Revina, Tatyana A., Mosolov, Vladimir V.   +3 more
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GATA4‐Driven Transcription of HtrA1 Promotes Cellular Senescence in Ménière's Disease and Age‐Related Audio‐Vestibular Dysfunction

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study identifies the HDAC6/GATA4/HtrA1 axis as a critical driver of cellular senescence in the inner ear. GATA4 nuclear translocation, facilitated by HDAC6 downregulation, transcriptionally activates HtrA1, promoting hair cell senescence, SASP, and audio‐vestibular dysfunction in models of Ménière's disease and age‐related audio‐vestibular ...
Na Zhang, Na Li, Yan Wang, Jing Zhang, Jiahui Liu, Lei Chen, Yongdong Song, Yurong Mu, Yuechen Han, Yafeng Lyu, Xiaofei Li, Hanyue Wang, Jing Wang, Yao Lu, Zhaomin Fan, Daogong Zhang, Haibo Wang   +16 more
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