Surface loops of trypsin-like serine proteases as determinants of function

P Goettig, H Brandstetter, V Magdolen - Biochimie, 2019 - Elsevier
Trypsin and chymotrypsin-like serine proteases from family S1 (clan PA) constitute the
largest protease group in humans and more generally in vertebrates. The prototypes …

Structural insights into the activation mechanisms of human HtrA serine proteases

D Zurawa-Janicka, T Wenta, M Jarzab… - Archives of biochemistry …, 2017 - Elsevier
Human HtrA1-4 proteins belong to the HtrA family of evolutionarily conserved serine
proteases and function as important modulators of many physiological processes, including …

[HTML][HTML] Overview of human HtrA family proteases and their distinctive physiological roles and unique involvement in diseases, especially cancer and pregnancy …

Y Wang, G Nie - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The mammalian high temperature requirement A (HtrA) proteins are a family of
evolutionarily conserved serine proteases, consisting of four homologs (HtrA1-4) that are …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptome analysis of hypoxic lymphatic endothelial cells indicates their potential to contribute to extracellular matrix rearrangement

J Becker, S Schwoch, C Zelent, M Sitte, G Salinas… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lymphedema (LE) affects millions of people worldwide. It is a chronic progressive disease
with massive development of fibrosclerosis when untreated. There is no pharmacological …

[HTML][HTML] Interplay between HTRA1 and classical signalling pathways in organogenesis and diseases

C Oka, R Saleh, Y Bessho, HM Reza - Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
The high temperature requirement factor A1 (HTRA1) is a serine protease which modulates
an array of signalling pathways driving basal biological processes. HTRA1 plays a …

[HTML][HTML] Properties of the HtrA Protease From Bacterium Helicobacter pylori Whose Activity Is Indispensable for Growth Under Stress Conditions

U Zarzecka, A Modrak-Wójcik, D Figaj… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The protease high temperature requirement A from the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori
(HtrA Hp) belongs to the well conserved family of serine proteases. HtrA Hp is an important …

[HTML][HTML] Allosteric inhibition of HTRA1 activity by a conformational lock mechanism to treat age-related macular degeneration

S Gerhardy, M Ultsch, W Tang, E Green… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The trimeric serine protease HTRA1 is a genetic risk factor associated with geographic
atrophy (GA), a currently untreatable form of age-related macular degeneration. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] The Scleraxis transcription factor directly regulates multiple distinct molecular and cellular processes during early tendon cell differentiation

H Liu, J Xu, Y Lan, HW Lim, R Jiang - Frontiers in cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Proper development of tendons is crucial for the integration and function of the
musculoskeletal system. Currently little is known about the molecular mechanisms …

[HTML][HTML] Cystine-knot peptide inhibitors of HTRA1 bind to a cryptic pocket within the active site region

Y Li, Y Wei, M Ultsch, W Li, W Tang, B Tombling… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Cystine-knot peptides (CKPs) are naturally occurring peptides that exhibit exceptional
chemical and proteolytic stability. We leveraged the CKP carboxypeptidase A1 inhibitor as a …

[HTML][HTML] HtrA4 protease promotes chemotherapeutic-dependent cancer cell death

T Wenta, M Rychlowski, M Jarzab, B Lipinska - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
The HtrA4 human protease is crucial in placentation and embryo implantation, and its
altered level is connected with pre-eclampsia. The meta-analyses of microarray assays …