Cysteine Protease Genes

Known as: Cysteine Proteinase Gene, Cysteine Peptidase Gene, Thiol Protease Gene 
Cysteine Protease Genes encode endopeptidases, inactivated by sulfhydryl reagents, that have a cysteine residue involved in the catalytic process… (More)
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2004
2004
Genetic variability in cysteine protease genes of Haemonchus contortus.
To increase the existent genetic variability in cysteine proteases, a polymorphism study was performed in Haemonchus contortus by… (More)
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2003
Highly Cited
2003
The intestinal protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica contains 20 cysteine protease genes, of which only a small subset is expressed during in vitro cultivation.
Cysteine proteases are known to be important pathogenicity factors of the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica. So far, a… (More)
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2002
2002
Genomic organization and functional expression of differentially regulated cysteine protease genes of Leishmania donovani complex.
For the first time, we report the genomic organization and characterization of Cathepsin L-like cysteine protease gene cluster… (More)
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2001
2001
Cathepsin B-like cysteine proteases confer intestinal cysteine protease activity in Haemonchus contortus.
Cathepsin B-like cysteine protease genes (cbls) constitute large multigene families in parasitic and nonparasitic nematodes… (More)
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2000
2000
Circadian and senescence-enhanced expression of a tobacco cysteine protease gene
A cDNA clone encoding a cysteine protease was isolated from a tobacco cDNA library, utilizing as a probe a PCR fragment obtained… (More)
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1997
1997
Leishmania major: comparison of the cathepsin L- and B-like cysteine protease genes with those of other trypanosomatids.
Cysteine proteases play important roles in the pathogenesis of several parasitic infections and have been proposed as targets for… (More)
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1995
Highly Cited
1995
Mch2, a new member of the apoptotic Ced-3/Ice cysteine protease gene family.
We have developed a PCR approach to clone new apoptotic Ced-3/Ice-like cysteine protease genes. This approach uses degenerate… (More)
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1994
Highly Cited
1994
A cysteine protease encoded by the baculovirus Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus.
Sequence analysis of the BamHI F fragment of the genome of Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus (BmNPV) revealed an open… (More)
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1993
Highly Cited
1993
Two distinct gene subfamilies within the family of cysteine protease genes.
A cDNA clone for a physiologically regulated Tetrahymena cysteine protease gene was sequenced. The nucleotide sequence predicts… (More)
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1992
1992
Isolation of putative cysteine protease genes of Ostertagia ostertagi.
Recombinant phage containing putative Ostertagia ostertagi cysteine protease genes have been isolated from a lambda EMBL-3… (More)
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