The caspase-like Gpi8 subunit of Candida albicans GPI transamidase is a metal-dependent endopeptidase.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.02.008
Abstract: GPI anchored proteins (GPI-APs) act at the frontiers of cells, decoding environmental cues and determining host-pathogen interactions in several lower eukaryotes. They are also essential for viability in lower eukaryotes. The GPI biosynthetic pathway begins… read more here.
Keywords: caspase like; like gpi8; transamidase; gpi transamidase ... See more keywords
The Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Transamidase Complex Subunit PbGPI16 of Plasmodium berghei Is Important for Inducing Experimental Cerebral Malaria
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DOI: 10.1128/iai.00929-17
Abstract: In animal models of experimental cerebral malaria (ECM), the glycosylphosphatidylinositols (GPIs) and GPI anchors are the major factors that induce nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) activation and proinflammatory responses, which contribute to malaria pathogenesis. GPIs… read more here.
Keywords: pbgpi16; transamidase; gpi; experimental cerebral ... See more keywords