Subclassification and biochemical analysis of plant papain-like cysteine proteases displays subfamily-specific characteristics.

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Papain-like cysteine proteases (PLCPs) are a large class of proteolytic enzymes associated with development, immunity, and senescence. Although many properties have been described for individual proteases, the distribution of these characteristics has not been studied collectively. Here, we analyzed 723 plant PLCPs and classify them into nine subfamilies that are present throughout the plant kingdom. Analysis of these subfamilies revealed previously unreported distinct subfamily-specific func...

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Authors: Richau, K; Kaschani, F; Verdoes, M; Pansuriya, T; Niessen, S

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Plant physiology
• Volume: 158
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 1583-1599
• Publication date: 2012-04-01
• DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.194001
• EISSN: 1532-2548
• ISSN: 0032-0889
• Language: English
• Keywords: Staining and Labeling; Plants; Phylogeny; Organ Specificity; Arabidopsis; Papain; Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; Amino Acid Motifs; Peptide Mapping; Conserved Sequence; Multigene Family; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Protease Inhibitors; Amino Acid Sequence; Molecular Sequence Data