Plasmodium falciparum Proteases as new drug targets with special focus on Metalloproteases

PJ Mahanta, K Lhouvum - Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 2024 - Elsevier
Malaria poses a significant global health threat particularly due to the prevalence of
Plasmodium falciparum infection. With the emergence of parasite resistance to existing …

General strategies for using amino acid sequence data to guide biochemical investigation of protein function

EN Kennedy, CA Foster, SA Barr… - Biochemical Society …, 2022 - portlandpress.com
The rapid increase of '-omics' data warrants the reconsideration of experimental strategies to
investigate general protein function. Studying individual members of a protein family is likely …

Discovery of potent and selective inhibitors of the Escherichia coli M1-aminopeptidase via multicomponent solid-phase synthesis of tetrazole-peptidomimetics

Y Méndez, G De Armas, I Pérez, T Rojas… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The Escherichia coli neutral M1-aminopeptidase (ePepN) is a novel target identified for the
development of antimicrobials. Here we describe a solid-phase multicomponent approach …

[HTML][HTML] Mammalian glutamyl aminopeptidase genes (ENPEP) and proteins: Comparative studies of a major contributor to arterial hypertension

RS Holmes, KD Spradling-Reeves… - Journal of data mining in …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Glutamyl aminopeptidase (ENPEP) is a member of the M1 family of endopeptidases which
are mammalian type II integral membrane zinc-containing endopeptidases. ENPEP is …

Selective inhibition of PfA-M1, over PfA-M17, by an amino-benzosuberone derivative blocks malaria parasites development in vitro and in vivo

L Bounaadja, M Schmitt, S Albrecht, E Mouray… - Malaria Journal, 2017 - Springer
Background Plasmodium falciparum M1 family aminopeptidase is currently considered as a
promising target for anti-malarial chemotherapy. Several series of inhibitors developed by …

Next Generation Sequencing Identifies Five Major Classes of Potentially Therapeutic Enzymes Secreted by Lucilia sericata Medical Maggots

Z Franta, H Vogel, R Lehmann, O Rupp… - BioMed research …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Lucilia sericata larvae are used as an alternative treatment for recalcitrant and chronic
wounds. Their excretions/secretions contain molecules that facilitate tissue debridement …

Structural basis for the inhibition of M1 family aminopeptidases by the natural product actinonin: Crystal structure in complex with E. coli aminopeptidase N

RJ Ganji, R Reddi, R Gumpena, AK Marapaka… - Protein …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Actinonin is a pseudotripeptide that displays a high affinity towards metalloproteases
including peptide deformylases (PDFs) and M1 family aminopeptidases. PDF and M1 family …

[HTML][HTML] Metallopeptidases of Toxoplasma gondii: in silico identification and gene expression

S Escotte-Binet, A Huguenin, D Aubert, AP Martin… - Parasite, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Metallopeptidases are a family of proteins with domains that remain highly conserved
throughout evolution. These hydrolases require divalent metal cation (s) to activate the water …

Puromycin, a selective inhibitor of PSA acts as a substrate for other M1 family aminopeptidases: Biochemical and structural basis

R Reddi, RJ Ganji, AK Marapaka, SC Bala… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Puromycin sensitive aminopeptidase (PSA or NPEPPS) is a M1 class aminopeptidase is
selectively inhibited by the natural product puromycin, an aminonucleoside antibiotic …

Bacterial metalo-aminopeptidases as targets in human infectious diseases

J González-Bacerio, AC Varela, ME Aguado… - Current Drug …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Human infectious diseases caused by bacteria are a worldwide health problem
due to the increased resistance of these microorganisms to conventional antibiotics. For this …