Three‐dimensional (3D) structures have been used to explore the evolution of proteins for decades, yet they have rarely been utilized to study the molecular evolution of peptides …
SS Pineda, YKY Chin, EAB Undheim… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Spiders are one of the most successful venomous animals, with more than 48,000 described species. Most spider venoms are dominated by cysteine-rich peptides with a diverse range …
To keep the soil productive, it is necessary to add nutrients. The types and amounts of nutrients that plants need have been determined and can be supplied by applying to the soil …
Y Liu, N Liu, W Bian, Y Zhang, Y Wu, Y Peng… - Biochemical and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hyperuricemia is a clinical disease characterized by a continuous increase in uric acid (UA) due to purine metabolism disorder. As current drug treatments are limited, it is imperative to …
AF Sequeira, J Turchetto, NJ Saez, F Peysson… - Microbial cell …, 2017 - Springer
Background Animal venoms are large, complex libraries of bioactive, disulphide-rich peptides. These peptides, and their novel biological activities, are of increasing …
A Hariton Shalev, I Sobol, M Ghanim, SS Liu… - Viruses, 2016 - mdpi.com
The whitefly Bemisia tabaci is a major pest to agricultural crops. It transmits begomoviruses, such as Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV), in a circular, persistent fashion …
The inexorable decline in the armament of registered chemical insecticides has stimulated research into environmentally-friendly alternatives. Insecticidal spider-venom peptides are …
Recombinant expression of disulfide-reticulated peptides and proteins is often challenging. We describe a method that exploits the periplasmic disulfide-bond forming machinery of …