Peptidase inhibitors in the MEROPS database

ND Rawlings - Biochimie, 2010 - Elsevier
The MEROPS website (http://merops. sanger. ac. uk) includes information on peptidase
inhibitors as well as on peptidases and their substrates. Displays have been put in place to …

Proprotein convertases regulate trafficking and maturation of key proteins within the secretory pathway

L Cendron, S Rothenberger, L Cassari, M Dettin… - Advances in Protein …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Proprotein Convertases (PCs) are serine endoproteases that regulate the
homeostasis of protein substrates in the cell. The PCs family counts 9 members—PC1/3 …

Antiviral activity of a small-molecule inhibitor of arenavirus glycoprotein processing by the cellular site 1 protease

S Urata, N Yun, A Pasquato, S Paessler, S Kunz… - Journal of …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Arenaviruses merit interest as clinically important human pathogens and include several
causative agents, chiefly Lassa virus (LASV), of hemorrhagic fever disease in humans …

Serine protease inhibitor AEBSF reduces dengue virus infection via decreased cholesterol synthesis

L Sreelatha, S Malakar, P Songprakhon, A Morchang… - Virus research, 2019 - Elsevier
Dengue virus (DENV) infection has evolved into a major global health menace and
economic burden due to its intensity and geographic distribution. DENV infection in humans …

Reverse genetics approaches to combat pathogenic arenaviruses

JC de la Torre - Antiviral research, 2008 - Elsevier
Several arenaviruses cause hemorrhagic fever (HF) in humans, and evidence indicates that
the worldwide-distributed prototypic arenavirus lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) is …

Potential role of proprotein convertase SKI-1 in the mineralization of primary bone

JP Gorski, NT Huffman, C Cui, EP Henderson… - Cells Tissues …, 2008 - karger.com
The biochemical mechanism controlling nucleation of mineral crystals in developing bone,
along with the growth and propagation of these crystals once formed, remains poorly …

Serine proteases profiles of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis clinical isolates with distinct susceptibilities to antimony

A Zabala-Peñafiel, G Dias-Lopes… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Glucantime (SbV) is the first-line treatment against American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis.
Resistance cases to this drug have been reported and related to host characteristics and …

In vitro assay for protease activity of proprotein convertase subtilisin kexins (PCSKs): an overall review of existing and new methodologies

A Basak, A Chen, S Majumdar, HP Smith - Proprotein convertases, 2011 - Springer
The mammalian proprotein convertase subtilisin kexins (PCSKs) previously called
proprotein or prohormone convertases (PCs) are a family of Ca+ 2-dependent …

Recombinant expression, purification, and kinetic and inhibitor characterisation of human site-1-protease

K Bodvard, J Mohlin, W Knecht - Protein expression and purification, 2007 - Elsevier
Human site-1-protease (S1P, MEROPS S08. 8063), also widely known as subtilisin/kexin
isozyme 1 (SKI-1), is a membrane bound subtilisin-related serine protease, that belongs to a …

Enediynyl peptides and iso-coumarinyl methyl sulfones as inhibitors of proprotein convertases PCSK8/SKI-1/S1P and PCSK4/PC4: Design, synthesis and biological …

A Basak, M Goswami, A Rajkumar, T Mitra… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2015 - Elsevier
The proprotein convertases PCSK8 and PCSK4 are, respectively, the 8th and 4th members
of Ca+ 2-dependent serine endoprotease of Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin Kexin (PCSK) …