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Pollen Proteases Play Multiple Roles in Allergic Disorders by Gaspar, Ricardo, de Matos, Mafalda Ramos, Cortes, Luísa, Nunes-Correia, Isabel, Todo-Bom, Ana, Pires, Euclides, Veríssimo, Paula

“…Allergic diseases are a major health concern worldwide. Pollens are important triggers for allergic rhinitis, conjunctivitis and asthma. Proteases released…”
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Serine Protease-mediated Host Invasion by the Parasitic Nematode Steinernema carpocapsae by Toubarro, Duarte, Lucena-Robles, Miguel, Nascimento, Gisela, Santos, Romana, Montiel, Rafael, Veríssimo, Paula, Pires, Euclides, Faro, Carlos, Coelho, Ana V., Simões, Nelson

“…Steinernema carpocapsae is an insect parasitic nematode used in biological control, which infects insects penetrating by mouth and anus and invading the…”
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Functional and conformational changes in the aspartic protease cardosin A induced by TFE by Fraga, Ana Sofia, Esteves, Ana Cristina, Micaelo, Nuno, Cruz, Pedro F., Brito, Rui M.M., Nutley, Margaret, Cooper, Alan, Barros, Marlene M.T., Pires, Euclides M.V.

“…► We studied the effects of TFE on cardosin A activity and structure. ► Low TFE concentrations induce a decrease on stability and a reversible activity loss. ►…”
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Activation, Proteolytic Processing, and Peptide Specificity of Recombinant Cardosin A by Castanheira, Pedro, Samyn, Bart, Sergeant, Kjell, Clemente, José C., Dunn, Ben M., Pires, Euclides, Van Beeumen, Jozef, Faro, Carlos

“…Cardosins are model plant aspartic proteases, a group of proteases that are involved in cell death events associated with plant senescence and stress…”
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Cardoon as a Sustainable Crop for Biomass and Bioactive Compounds Production by Barracosa, Paulo, Barracosa, Mariana, Pires, Euclides

“…Cardoon is a multi‐purpose and versatile Mediterranean crop, adapted to climate change, with a wide spectrum of potential applications due its added value as a…”
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Molecular cloning of a potato leaf cDNA encoding an aspartic protease ( StAsp) and its expression after P. infestans infection by Guevara, María G., Almeida, Carla, Mendieta, Julieta R., Faro, Carlos J., Veríssimo, Paula, Pires, Euclides Vieyras, Daleo, Gustavo R.

“…Aspartic proteinases (EC 3.4.23) are widely distributed in the plant kingdom, and a number of cDNAs have been isolated from different plants. Here we report…”
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Protein kinase C gamma associates directly with the GluR4 alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionate receptor subunit. Effect on receptor phosphorylation by Correia, Susana Santos, Duarte, Carlos Bandeira, Faro, Carlos José, Pires, Euclides Vieira, Carvalho, Ana Luísa

“…Ionotropic glutamate receptors mediate the majority of excitatory synaptic transmission in the brain and are thought to be involved in learning and memory…”
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The Helix aspersa (brown garden snail) allergen repertoire by Martins, Luís Miguel Lourenço, Peltre, Gabriel, da Costa Faro, Carlos José Fialho, Pires, Euclides Manuel Vieira, da Cruz Inácio, Filipe Fernando

“…Ingestion of snails can induce strong asthmatic or anaphylactic responses, mainly in house-dust-mite-sensitized patients. The aim of this study was to identify…”
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Rheological properties of milk gels made with coagulants of plant origin and chymosin by Esteves, Cristina L.C., Lucey, John A., Pires, Euclides M.V.

“…The rheological properties of milk gels made using coagulants obtained from the plants Cynara cardunculus L. and Cynara humilis L. were compared with those of…”
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Metabotropic glutamate and dopamine receptors co‐regulate AMPA receptor activity through PKA in cultured chick retinal neurones: effect on GluR4 phosphorylation and surface expression by Gomes, André R., Cunha, Paulo, Nuriya, Mutsuo, Faro, Carlos J., Huganir, Richard L., Pires, Euclides V., Carvalho, Ana Luísa, Duarte, Carlos B.

“…Glutamate receptor phosphorylation has been implicated in several forms of modulation of synaptic transmission. It has been reported that protein kinase A…”
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Phosphorylation of GluR4 AMPA-type glutamate receptor subunit by protein kinase C in cultured retina amacrine neurons by Carvalho, Ana Luísa, Correia, Susana, Faro, Carlos J., Duarte, Carlos B., Carvalho, Arsélio P., Pires, Euclides M. V.

“…We have previously reported that the activity of α‐amino‐3‐hydroxy‐5‐methyl‐4‐isoxazole propionate (AMPA) receptors is potentiated by protein kinase C (PKC) in…”
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The Saposin-like Domain of the Plant Aspartic Proteinase Precursor Is a Potent Inducer of Vesicle Leakage by Egas, C, Lavoura, N, Resende, R, Brito, R M, Pires, E, de Lima, M C, Faro, C

“…A unique feature of plant aspartic proteinase precursors is the presence of an internal domain, known as plant-specific insert, whose function is not…”
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Effect of gelation temperature on the properties of skim milk gels made from plant coagulants and chymosin by Esteves, Cristina L.C., Lucey, John A., Hyslop, Douglas B., Pires, Euclides M.V.

“…Reconstituted skim milk was gelled at 25–40°C with the plant-origin coagulants from Cynara cardunculus L. or Cynara humilis L. or with fermentation-produced…”
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Mathematical modelling of the formation of rennet-induced gels by plant coagulants and chymosin by Esteve, C L, Lucey, J A, Pires, E M

“…Rheological properties of reconstituted skim milk coagulated with plant coagulants Cynara cardunculus L., Cynara humilis L. and chymosin was monitored by…”
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Cloning and Characterization of cDNA Encoding Cardosin A, an RGD-containing Plant Aspartic Proteinase by Faro, Carlos, Ramalho-Santos, Miguel, Vieira, Margarida, Mendes, Alexandra, Simões, Isaura, Andrade, Rita, Verı́ssimo, Paula, Lin, Xin-li, Tang, Jordan, Pires, Euclides

“…Cardosin A is an abundant aspartic proteinase from pistils of Cynara cardunculus L. whose milk-clotting activity has been exploited for the manufacture of…”
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The characterisation of the collagenolytic activity of cardosin a demonstrates its potential application for extracellular matrix degradative processes by Duarte, Ana S, Pereira, Anabela O, Cabrita, António M S, Moir, Arthur J G, Pires, Euclides M V, Barros, Marlene M T

“…Type I collagen is the major fibrous protein of mammals being needed to strengthen and organise the extracellular matrix (ECM). Connective tissue components…”
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Cardosin A, an abundant aspartic proteinase, accumulates in protein storage vacuoles in the stigmatic papillae of Cynara cardunculus L by Ramalho-Santos, M, Pissarra, J, Verissimo, P, Pereira, S, Salema, R, Pires, E, Faro, C.J

“…The function of aspartic proteinases (EC 3.4.23) present in flowers of Cynara species is still unknown. Cardosin A, as a highly abundant aspartic proteinase…”
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Selected Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus L.) Genotypes Suitable for PDO Cheeses in Mediterranean Regions by Barracosa, Paulo, Rosa, Nuno, Barros, Marlene, Pires, Euclides

“…Cardoon flower extract is a traditional and exclusive rennet used for some PDO cheeses in several Mediterranean regions, due to its extremely high…”
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Evaluation of cardosin A as a proteolytic probe in the presence of organic solvents by Sarmento, A. Cristina, Oliveira, Cláudia S., Pires, Euclides M., Halling, Peter J., Barros, Marlene T.

“…This investigation showed that cardosin A not only is active in media with organic solvents, cleaving the β-chain of oxidised insulin at three susceptible…”
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Extracellular α-amylase from Thermus filiformis Ork A2 : purification and biochemical characterization by EGAS, M. C. V, DA COSTA, M. S, COWAN, D. A, PIRES, E. M. V

“…An extracellular alpha-amylase produced by the thermophilic bacterium Thermus filiformis Ork A2 was purified from cell-free culture supernatant by ion exchange…”
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