Mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization (MOMP) constitutes one of the major
checkpoint (s) of apoptotic and necrotic cell death. Recently, the permeabilization of yet …

Until fairly recently, proteases were considered primarily to be protein-degrading enzymes.
However, this view has dramatically changed and proteases are now seen as extremely …

Serpins are a superfamily of proteins, whose membership is based on the presence of a
single common core domain consisting of three β-sheets and 8-9 R-helices, and with a set of …

Polymorphonuclear neutrophils are the first cells recruited to inflammatory sites and form the
earliest line of defense against invading microorganisms. Neutrophil elastase, proteinase 3 …

Bifidobacteria are Gram-positive prokaryotes that naturally colonize the human
gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and vagina. Although not numerically dominant in the complex …

The innate immune system in insects is composed of a large variety of specific and non‐
specific responses that are activated in response to the presence of foreign agents. One …

There is a rapid global rise in obesity, and the link between obesity and diabetes remains
somewhat obscure. We identified an adipocytokine, designated as visceral adipose tissue …

Cell-mediated immunity in arthropods: Hematopoiesis, coagulation, melanization and
opsonization - ScienceDirect Skip to main contentSkip to article Elsevier logo Journals & Books …

Serpins are a broadly distributed family of protease inhibitors that use a conformational
change to inhibit target enzymes. They are central in controlling many important proteolytic …

Exosomes/small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) can serve as multifactorial mediators of cell-to-
cell communication through their miRNA and protein cargo. Quantitative proteomic analysis …