2006
Two Proteases Defining a Melanization Cascade in the Immune System of Drosophila *
Tang H, Kambris Z, Lemaitre B, Hashimoto C. Two Proteases Defining a Melanization Cascade in the Immune System of Drosophila *. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2006, 281: 28097-28104. PMID: 16861233, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m601642200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMelanization cascadeMelanization reactionResistance of DrosophilaDownstream proteasesDrosophilaKey enzymeMicrobial pathogensGenetic characterizationMelanin synthesisSerine proteasesMelanizationProteasePathogenic bacteriaMicrobial infectionsMP1PhenoloxidaseFungal infectionsCascadeImportant roleImmune systemSpn27AArthropodsFungiEnzymeBacteria
2004
The Spn4 gene of Drosophila encodes a potent furin-directed secretory pathway serpin
Richer MJ, Keays CA, Waterhouse J, Minhas J, Hashimoto C, Jean F. The Spn4 gene of Drosophila encodes a potent furin-directed secretory pathway serpin. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 10560-10565. PMID: 15247425, PMCID: PMC489976, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0401406101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReactive site loopSecretory pathwayProprotein convertasesConsensus furin cleavage siteProteolytic cleavage eventsArg-LysSerpin-protease interactionsSDS-stable complexesDrosophila melanogasterEukaryotic cellsInfectious microbial pathogensFurin cleavage siteSerine protease inhibitorEndogenous serpinsSerine endoproteasesPrecise regulationSite loopSerpin moleculesStoichiometry of inhibitionMicrobial pathogensProteolytic eventsCleavage eventsCleavage sitePC inhibitorsHuman furin