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Malarial proteases and host cell egress: an 'emerging' cascade. [PDF]
, 2008 Malaria is a scourge of large swathes of the globe, stressing the need for a continuing effort to better understand the biology of its aetiological agent. Like all pathogens of the phylum Apicomplexa, the malaria parasite spends part of its life inside a
Blackman, Michael J
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SPINK6 inhibits human airway serine proteases and restricts influenza virus activation
EMBO Molecular Medicine, 2021 SPINK6 was identified in human skin as a cellular inhibitor of serine proteases of the KLK family. Airway serine proteases are required to cleave hemagglutinin (HA) of influenza A viruses (IAVs) to initiate an infection in the human airway.
Dong Wang +15 more
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Purification and characterization of novel fibrinolytic proteases as potential antithrombotic agents from earthworm Perionyx excavatus [PDF]
, 2011 Six protease fractions, namely FI, FII, FIII-1, FIII-2, FIII-3 and FIV, were isolated from Perionyx excavatus earthworm biomass by acetone precipitation, followed by serial chromatography using anion exchange, hydrophobic interaction and size exclusion ...
Giang Duong +13 more
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BMC Genomics, 2008 Background Serine proteases are one of the most abundant groups of proteolytic enzymes found in all the kingdoms of life. While studies have established significant roles for many prokaryotic serine proteases in several physiological processes, such as ...
Tripathi Lokesh P, Sowdhamini R
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Airway proteolytic control of pneumococcal competence.
PLoS Pathogens, 2023 Streptococcus pneumoniae is an opportunistic pathogen that colonizes the upper respiratory tract asymptomatically and, upon invasion, can lead to severe diseases including otitis media, sinusitis, meningitis, bacteremia, and pneumonia.
Haley Echlin +3 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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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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Sequence and phylogenetic analysis of viper venom serine proteases [PDF]
, 2012 Snakebites are a major neglected tropical disease responsible for as many as 95000 deaths every year worldwide. Viper venom serine proteases disrupt haemostasis of prey and victims by affecting various stages of the blood coagulation system.
Gibbins, Jonathon M. +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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