The objective of this study was to explore Macrostomum lignano, a free-living organism, as a model organism for parasitic trematodes, such as Fasciola and Schistosoma, in order to better understand the role of their cysteine proteases (cathepsins). Using a bioinformatics approach, two novel cysteine proteases genes (mlcl1 and mlcb2) were identified and phylogenetically characterized. These genes were synthesized, cloned into the yeast secretory system Pichia pastoris (Invitrogen), and functionally-active recombinant proteins were expressed and purified. These recombinant peptidases were then characterized biochemically in terms of activity and stability in various conditions including temperature, salinity and pH. Antibodies specific for th...
Cathepsin L proteases secreted by the helminth pathogen Fasciola hepatica have functions in parasite...
Cysteine proteases (CPs) play key roles in the pathogenesis of protozoan parasites, including cell/t...
Cysteine proteases (CPs) play key roles in the pathogenesis of protozoan parasites, including cell/t...
Taenia solium metacestode, a larval pork tapeworm, is a causative agent of neurocysticercosis, one o...
Cathepsin L2, a major cysteine proteinase secreted by adult Fasciola hepatica, differs from other re...
We briefly review cysteine proteases (orthologs of mammalian cathepsins B, L, F, and C) that are exp...
Helminth parasites (nematodes, flatworms and cestodes) infect over 1 billion of the world's populati...
Proteases in helmintic parasites. Proteases catalyse the cleavage of internal peptide bonds within ...
Proteases in helmintic parasites. Proteases catalyse the cleavage of internal peptide bonds within ...
BackgroundBlood flukes of the genus Schistosoma are platyhelminth parasites that infect 200 million ...
Abstract Background Cysteine peptidases of clan CA, family C1 account for a major part of proteolyti...
Helminth parasites (nematodes, flatworms and cestodes) infect over 1 billion of the world's populati...
The process of excystment of Sterkiella histriomuscorum (Ciliophora, Oxytrichidae) leads in a few ho...
Seven cathepsin B-like cysteine proteases (CBLs) were identified from the immunoprotective excretory...
Cathepsin L2, a major cysteine proteinase secreted by adult Fasciola hepatica, differs from other re...
Cathepsin L proteases secreted by the helminth pathogen Fasciola hepatica have functions in parasite...
Cysteine proteases (CPs) play key roles in the pathogenesis of protozoan parasites, including cell/t...
Cysteine proteases (CPs) play key roles in the pathogenesis of protozoan parasites, including cell/t...
Taenia solium metacestode, a larval pork tapeworm, is a causative agent of neurocysticercosis, one o...
Cathepsin L2, a major cysteine proteinase secreted by adult Fasciola hepatica, differs from other re...
We briefly review cysteine proteases (orthologs of mammalian cathepsins B, L, F, and C) that are exp...
Helminth parasites (nematodes, flatworms and cestodes) infect over 1 billion of the world's populati...
Proteases in helmintic parasites. Proteases catalyse the cleavage of internal peptide bonds within ...
Proteases in helmintic parasites. Proteases catalyse the cleavage of internal peptide bonds within ...
BackgroundBlood flukes of the genus Schistosoma are platyhelminth parasites that infect 200 million ...
Abstract Background Cysteine peptidases of clan CA, family C1 account for a major part of proteolyti...
Helminth parasites (nematodes, flatworms and cestodes) infect over 1 billion of the world's populati...
The process of excystment of Sterkiella histriomuscorum (Ciliophora, Oxytrichidae) leads in a few ho...
Seven cathepsin B-like cysteine proteases (CBLs) were identified from the immunoprotective excretory...
Cathepsin L2, a major cysteine proteinase secreted by adult Fasciola hepatica, differs from other re...
Cathepsin L proteases secreted by the helminth pathogen Fasciola hepatica have functions in parasite...
Cysteine proteases (CPs) play key roles in the pathogenesis of protozoan parasites, including cell/t...
Cysteine proteases (CPs) play key roles in the pathogenesis of protozoan parasites, including cell/t...