Proteolytic enzymes are crucial for a variety of biological processes in organisms ranging
from lower (virus, bacteria, and parasite) to the higher organisms (mammals). Proteases …

Papain-like cysteine proteases (PLCP) are prominent peptidases found in most living
organisms. In plants, PLCPs was divided into nine subgroups based on functional and …

Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is the nematode responsible for a devastating epidemic of pine
wilt disease in Asia and Europe, and represents a recent, independent origin of plant …

Plant cystatins have been the object of intense research since the publication of a first paper
reporting their existence more than 20 years ago. These ubiquitous inhibitors of Cys …

Papain-like cysteine proteases (PLCPs) are a large class of proteolytic enzymes associated
with development, immunity, and senescence. Although many properties have been …

Globe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus) is an out-crossing, perennial, multi-use
crop species that is grown worldwide and belongs to the Compositae, one of the most …

Plant cystatins are inhibitors of cysteine-proteases of the papain C1A and legumain C13
families. Cystatin data from multiple plant species have suggested that these inhibitors act …

Senescence-associated proteolysis in plants is a crucial process to relocalize nutrients from
leaves to growing or storage tissues. The massive net degradation of proteins involves …

Since it was first introduced into Asia from North America in the early 20th century, the pine
wood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus has caused the devastating forest disease …

Plant cysteine‐proteases (CysProt) represent a well‐characterized type of proteolytic
enzymes that fulfill tightly regulated physiological functions (senescence and seed …