Structural and functional characterization of cleavage and inactivation of human serine protease inhibitors by the bacterial SPATE protease EspPα from enterohemorrhagic E. coli. [PDF]
EspPα and EspI are serine protease autotransporters found in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli. They both belong to the SPATE autotransporter family and are believed to contribute to pathogenicity via proteolytic cleavage and inactivation of different ...
André Weiss +2 more
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SERPINB3 delays glomerulonephritis and attenuates the lupus-like disease in lupus murine models by inducing a more tolerogenic immune phenotype [PDF]
Objective: To explore the effects of SERPINB3 administration in murine lupus models with a focus on lupus-like nephritis. Methods: 40 NZB/W F1 mice were subdivided into 4 groups and intraperitoneally injected with recombinant SERPINB3 (7.5 \u3bcg/0.1 mL ...
Beggio, M +12 more
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Objective To explore potential biomarkers indicating endometriosis (EM).Materials and methods A proteomics method and combined quantitative transcriptomics were adopted to highlight markers in the EM.
Xiao-yan Li +5 more
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Deciphering the phylogenetic history of neuroserpin orthologs across metazoans by analysis of synteny and rare genomic characters [PDF]
The superfamily of serine proteinase inhibitors (serpins) is involved in wide arrays of fundamental biological processes such as blood coagulation, complement activation, fibrinolysis, angiogenesis, inflammation and tumor suppression. The average protein
Abhishek Kumar, Hermann Ragg
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Serpins: the uncut version [PDF]
The structure of active antithrombin, the first active serpin to be solved, sheds new light on the conformational forms of this important class of inhibitor.
E J, Goldsmith, J, Mottonen
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The stability and activity of human neuroserpin are modulated by a salt bridge that stabilises the reactive centre loop [PDF]
Neuroserpin (NS) is an inhibitory protein belonging to the serpin family and involved in several pathologies, including the dementia Familial Encephalopathy with Neuroserpin Inclusion Bodies (FENIB), a genetic neurodegenerative disease caused by ...
Caccia, Sonia +7 more
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The Spermatophore in Glossina morsitans morsitans: Insights into Male Contributions to Reproduction. [PDF]
Male Seminal Fluid Proteins (SFPs) transferred during copulation modulate female reproductive physiology and behavior, impacting sperm storage/use, ovulation, oviposition, and remating receptivity.
Abd-Alla, Adly MM +8 more
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Granule Leakage Induces Cell-Intrinsic, Granzyme B-Mediated Apoptosis in Mast Cells
Mast cells are multifunctional immune cells scattered in tissues near blood vessels and mucosal surfaces where they mediate important reactions against parasites and contribute to the pathogenesis of allergic reactions.
Sabrina Sofia Burgener +14 more
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Complexity of the Ruminococcus flavefaciens FD-1 cellulosome reflects an expansion of family-related protein-protein interactions [PDF]
This work was supported in part by the European Union, Area NMP.2013.1.1–2: Self-assembly of naturally occurring nanosystems: CellulosomePlus Project number: 604530, and by the EU Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007–2013) under the WallTraC project ...
Alves, Victor D +17 more
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Interaction of subtilisins with serpins [PDF]
AbstractSerpins are well‐characterized inhibitors of the chymotrypsin family serine proteinases. We have investigated the interaction of two serpins with members of the subtilisin family, proteinases that possess a similar catalytic mechanism to the chymotrypsins, but a totally different scaffold.
T, Komiyama +3 more
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