Allosteric regulation of serine protease HtrA2 through novel non-canonical substrate binding pocket.

HtrA2, a trimeric proapoptotic serine protease is involved in several diseases including cancer and neurodegenerative disorders. Its unique ability to mediate apoptosis via multiple pathways makes it an important therapeutic target. In HtrA2, C-terminal PDZ domain upon substrate binding regulates it...

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Main Authors: Pruthvi Raj Bejugam, Raja R Kuppili, Nitu Singh, Nikhil Gadewal, Lalith K Chaganti, G Madhavi Sastry, Kakoli Bose
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23457469/?tool=EBI