Potato type I and II proteinase inhibitors: modulating plant physiology and host resistance.

abstract：:Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) represent an emerging class of proteins (or domains) that are characterized by a lack of ordered secondary and tertiary structure. This group of proteins has recently attracted tremendous interest primarily because of a unique feature: they can bind to different targets due to ...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Guo LW,Ruoho AE

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By utilizing recently developed full-length cDNA technologies, large-scale cDNA sequencing was carried out by several cDNA projects. Now full-length cDNA resources cover the major part of the protein-coding human genes. Comprehensive analyses of the collected full-length cDNA data revealed not only the complete sequen...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Suzuki Y,Sugano S

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the search of bioactive molecules, nature has always been an important source and most of the drugs in clinic are either natural products or derived from natural products. The ocean has played significant role as thousands of molecules and their metabolites with different types of biological activity such...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Negi B,Kumar D,Rawat DS

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactation is a critical phase for brain function development. New dietary experiences of mouse caused by weaning can regulate brain development and function, increase their response to food and environment, and eventually give rise to corresponding behavioral changes. Changes in weaning time induce the alteration of b...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Zhang W,Zhang Y,Zheng Y,Zheng M,Sun N,Yang X,Gao Y

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biotin carboxylase family is comprised of a group of enzymes that utilize a covalently bound prosthetic group, biotin, as a cofactor. These enzymes, which include acetyl-CoA carboxylase, pyruvate carboxylase, propionyl-CoA carboxylase, methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase, geranoyl-CoA carboxylase, oxaloacetate decarbox...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Jitrapakdee S,Wallace JC

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Structure based drug designing is now a popular technique used for increasing the speed of drug designing process. This was made possible by the availability of many protein structures which helped in developing tools to understand the structure function relationships, automated docking and virtual screening. Knowledg...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Kishan KV

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An allergic reaction to mosquitoes can result in severe or abnormal local or systemic reactions such as anaphylaxis, angioedema, and general urticarial or wheezing. The aim of this review is to provide information on mosquito saliva allergens that can support the production of highly specific recombinant saliva allerg...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Jeon SH

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biogenic amines in the gastrointestinal tract are important metabolites of dietary protein and amino acids with the help of gut digestive enzymes and microbes, which play a crucial role in the regulation of intestinal functions, including digestion, absorption, and local immunity. However, high concentrations of bioge...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Fan P,Song P,Li L,Huang C,Chen J,Yang W,Qiao S,Wu G,Zhang G,Ma X

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated blood pressure or hypertension is one of the fastest growing health problems worldwide. Although the etiology of essential hypertension has a genetic component, dietary factors play an important role. With the high costs and adverse side-effects associated with synthetic antihypertensive drugs and the awarene...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Harnedy PA,FitzGerald RJ

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A complete understanding of the relationships between protein structure and stability remains an open problem. Much of our insight comes from laborious experimental analyses that perturb structure via directed mutation. The glycolytic enzyme lysozyme is among the most well characterized proteins under this paradigm, d...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Verma D,Jacobs DJ,Livesay DR

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary structure elements often mediate protein-protein interactions. Despite their low abundance in folded proteins, polyproline II (PPII) and its variant, the triple helix, are frequently involved in protein-protein interactions, likely due to their peculiar propensity to be solvent-exposed. We here review the ro...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Berisio R,Vitagliano L

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:X-box binding protein 1 (XBP-1) is a key regulator of the unfolded protein response (UPR), which is activated in response to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Cells contain two protein isoforms of XBP-1, the active isoform (XBP-1S) and the inactive isoform (XBP-1U). Induction of UPR leads to the generation of XBP-1S ...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Ong HK,Soo BPC,Chu KL,Chao SH

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestines are not only major organs for nutrient digestion and absorption, but are also the largest immune organ in pigs. They are essential for maintaining the health and growth of piglets. Fatty acids, including short-chain fatty acids, medium-chain fatty acids, and long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, are impor...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Chen J,Li Y,Tang Z,Sun Z

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytolysin is a novel, two-peptide lytic toxin produced by some strains of Enterococcus faecalis. It is toxic in animal models of enterococcal infection, and associated with acutely terminal outcome in human infection. The cytolysin exerts activity against a broad spectrum of cell types including a wide range of gr...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Cox CR,Coburn PS,Gilmore MS

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergen-specific Immunotherapy (AIT), through repetitive subcutaneous or sublingual administrations of allergen extracts, represents up to now the unique treatment against allergic sensitizations. However, the clinical efficacy of AIT can be largely dependent on the quality of natural allergen extracts. Moreover, the...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Jacquet A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroids or myomas involve large proportion of women of reproductive age. The myoma formation starts from the transformation of the myometrium, causing the progressive formation of a pseudocapsule, which is made of compressed muscle fibers. Numerous studies investigated on myoma pseudocapsule anatomy, discovering many...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Tinelli A,Mynbaev OA,Sparic R,Vergara D,Di Tommaso S,Salzet M,Maffia M,Malvasi A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SFTI-1 is a bicyclic 14 amino acid peptide that was originally isolated from the seeds of the sunflower Helianthus annuus. It is a potent inhibitor of trypsin, with a sub-nanomolar K(i) value and is homologous to the active site region of the well-known family of serine protease inhibitors known as the Bowman-Birk try...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Korsinczky ML,Schirra HJ,Craik DJ

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPases (PMCAs) are responsible for the clearance of Ca2+ out of cells after intracellular Ca2+ transients. Cooperating with Na+/Ca2+ exchangers (NCXs) and Ca2+ buffering proteins, PMCAs play an essential role in maintaining the long-term cellular Ca2+ homeostasis. The plasma membrane Ca2+ ATP...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Wu X,Weng L,Zhang J,Liu X,Huang J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viscosity of protein solution is one of the most troublesome issues for the high-concentration formulation of protein drugs. In this review, we summarize the practical methods that suppress the viscosity of protein solution using small molecular additives. The small amount of salts decreases the viscosity that results...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Hong T,Iwashita K,Shiraki K

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), known largely as a growth-promoting agent, possesses a growth-inhibitory motif recently identified as an occult epitopic segment in the third domain. The present study reviews the multiple biological activities of this AFP-derived peptide segment termed the Growth Inhibitory Peptide (GIP), whi...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Mizejewskia GJ,Butterstein G

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptides act as promising anticancer agents due to their ease of synthesis and modifications, enhanced tumor penetration, and less systemic toxicity. However, only limited success has been achieved so far, as experimental design and synthesis of anticancer peptides (ACPs) are prohibitively costly and time-consuming. F...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Basith S,Manavalan B,Shin TH,Lee DY,Lee G

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactoferrin or lactotransferrin is a multifunctional glycoprotein found in blood circulation, mucosal surfaces, neutrophils, and in various secretory fluids, such as milk, bile, tears, nasal secretion, pancreatic juice, and saliva. The lactoferrin content in milk varies between different mammalian species and, within ...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Albar AH,Almehdar HA,Uversky VN,Redwan EM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incidence of fungal infections has increased alarmingly in past few decades. Of the fungal pathogens, the Aspergillus fumigatus has been a major cause of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) which has five main stages--the acute, remission, exacerbation, glucocorticoid dependent and fibrotic stage. The diagn...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Singh B,Singh S,Asif AR,Oellerich M,Sharma GL

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural products serve as a main resource for drug discovery. The ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) is one of the primary intracellular protein degradation systems, which is responsible for the degradation of most short-lived, mis-folded and aged proteins. The proteasome is a validated target for cancer treatment, sin...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Wang H,Yang Q,Dou QP,Yang H

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence is accumulating that small open reading frames (sORF, <100 codons) play key roles in many important biological processes. Yet, they are generally ignored in gene annotation despite they are far more abundant than the genes with more than 100 codons. Here, we demonstrate that popular homolog search and codon-i...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Cheng H,Chan WS,Li Z,Wang D,Liu S,Zhou Y

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fbxo7/PARK15 has well-defined roles, acting as part of a Skp1-Cul1-F box protein (SCF)- type E3 ubiquitin ligase and also having SCF-independent activities. Mutations within FBXO7 have been found to cause an early-onset Parkinson's disease, and these are found within or near to its functional domains, including its F-...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Randle SJ,Laman H

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Membrane proteins play important roles in signal transduction across the cell membrane. Structural information for the membrane proteins is still limited due to many technical challenges. Membrane proteins containing a single α- helical transmembrane (TM) domain are very important in several pathways. Solution NMR spe...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Gayen S,Li Q,Kang C

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arginine is widely used in such applications as protein refolding, solubilization of proteins and small molecules, protein and small molecule formulation, column chromatography and viral inactivation as summarized in this review. What makes arginine effective in these applications is largely based on its ability to su...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Arakawa T,Kita Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For several decades the specificity of proteases has been presented as an active site divided into subsites, using the nomenclature of Schechter & Berger from 1967 (S1, S2... for subsites of the active site; P1, P2... for residues of the substrate occupying the corresponding subsites). At early stages of the research ...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Schechter I

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adipose tissue is not only a tissue where energy is stored but is also involved in regulating several body functions such as appetite and energy expenditure via its endocrine activity. Moreover, it thereby modulates complex processes like reproduction, inflammation and immune response. The products secreted from adipo...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Sauerwein H,Bendixen E,Restelli L,Ceciliani F

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00