Thimet oligopeptidase biochemical and biological significances: past, present, and future directions

ES Ferro, MCF Gewehr, A Navon - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Thimet oligopeptidase (EC 3.4. 24.15; EP24. 15, THOP1) is a metallopeptidase ubiquitously
distributed in mammalian tissues. Beyond its previously well characterized role in major …

The relevance of thimet oligopeptidase in the regulation of energy metabolism and diet-induced obesity

MCF Gewehr, AAS Teixeira, BAC Santos, LA Biondo… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Thimet oligopeptidase (EC 3.4. 24.15; EP24. 15; THOP1) is a potential therapeutic target, as
it plays key biological functions in processing biologically functional peptides. The structural …

Thimet oligopeptidase

AJ Barrett, JM Chen - Handbook of proteolytic enzymes, 2004 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter elaborates the activity, specificity and structural chemistry
of thimet oligopeptidase (TOP). Human TOP cleaved hexa-alanine, but not tetra-or penta …

Thimet oligopeptidase (EC 3.4. 24.15) key functions suggested by knockout mice phenotype characterization

NB Dos Santos, RD Franco, R Camarini, CD Munhoz… - Biomolecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Thimet oligopeptidase (THOP1) is thought to be involved in neuropeptide metabolism,
antigen presentation, neurodegeneration, and cancer. Herein, the generation of THOP1 …

Crystal structure of human thimet oligopeptidase provides insight into substrate recognition, regulation, and localization

K Ray, CS Hines, J Coll-Rodriguez… - Journal of Biological …, 2004 - ASBMB
Thimet oligopeptidase (TOP) is a zinc metallopeptidase that metabolizes a number of
bioactive peptides and degrades peptides released by the proteasome, limiting antigenic …

Human thimet oligopeptidase

PM Dando, MA Brown, AJ Barrett - Biochemical Journal, 1993 - portlandpress.com
We have purified human thimet oligopeptidase to homogeneity from erythrocytes, and
compared it with the enzyme from rat testis and chicken liver. An antiserum raised against rat …

Free ATP inhibits thimet oligopeptidase (EC 3.4.24.15) activity, induces autophosphorylation in vitro, and controls oligopeptide degradation in macrophage

FCV Portaro, MAF Hayashi, CL Silva… - European Journal of …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
The fate of the proteasome‐generated peptides depends upon the cytosolic peptidases
whose activities ought to be regulated. One of the most important oligopeptide‐degrading …

Analysis of intracellular substrates and products of thimet oligopeptidase in human embryonic kidney 293 cells

DA Berti, C Morano, LC Russo, LM Castro… - Journal of Biological …, 2009 - ASBMB
Thimet oligopeptidase (EC 3.4. 24.15; EP24. 15) is an intracellular enzyme that has been
proposed to metabolize peptides within cells, thereby affecting antigen presentation and G …

Expression of thimet oligopeptidase (THOP) modulated by oxidative stress in human multidrug resistant (MDR) leukemia cells

RL Neves, A Marem, B Carmona, JG Arata… - Biochimie, 2023 - Elsevier
Thimet oligopeptidase (THOP) is a cytosolic metallopeptidase known to regulate the fate of
post-proteasomal peptides, protein turnover and peptide selection in the antigen …

Expression of the thimet oligopeptidase gene is regulated by positively and negatively acting elements

S McCool, AR Pierotti - DNA and cell biology, 2000 - liebertpub.com
Thimet oligopeptidase (TOP) is a thiol-dependent metallopeptidase, which can cleave and
thereby modulate the activity of many neuropeptides. The enzyme is active in many …