Molecular characterization of two serine proteases expressed in gut tissue of the African trypanosome vector, Glossina morsitans morsitans
Yan J, Cheng Q, Li C, Aksoy S. Molecular characterization of two serine proteases expressed in gut tissue of the African trypanosome vector, Glossina morsitans morsitans. Insect Molecular Biology 2001, 10: 47-56. PMID: 11240636, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.2001.00232.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerine proteasesSerine protease-encoding genePutative mature proteinHydrophobic signal peptide sequenceInvertebrate serine proteasesProtease-encoding genesPost-transcriptional levelAmino acid mature peptideGut tissueSer catalytic triadSignal peptide sequenceRegulation of expressionPattern of expressionSerine protease 1Insect gutMature proteinVector insectsDeduced peptideChymotrypsin-like proteaseTsetse genomeSpecific residuesCatalytic triadAfrican trypanosomesMature peptidePathogen establishment