Literature for subfamily A1A unassigned peptidases

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    2026
  1. Chen,W., Defty,N.R., Bartley,K., Nunn,F., Schiavone,A., Bowman,A.S., Hayward,A.D., Burgess,S.T.G., Nisbet,A.J. and Price,D.R.G.
    RNAi-mediated knockdown of the poultry red mite cathepsin D-1 impacts haemoglobin digestion
    Parasit Vectors (2026) PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  2. 2025
  3. Chua,W., Hei,Y., Koh,L.F., Yap,B.L.H., Saw,H.L., Fernandes,T.H.M., da Silva,E.B., Goh,S., Dawson,T.L., Jr., O'Donoghue,A.J., Common,J.E. and Li,H.
    Aspartyl protease MfSAP2 is a key virulence factor in mycelial form of skin fungi Malassezia furfur
    Biochem J (2025) PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  4. Colombo,M.L., Fernandez,A., Liggieri,C.S., Tornero,P., Bakas,L.S. and Vairo-Cavalli,S.E.
    Aspartic proteases from Silybum marianum: different plant-specific inserts, different destinations
    Planta (2025) 261, 117-117. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  5. Xu,X., Liu,Y., Li,X., Zhang,P., Lin,F., Chen,C., Zhang,X., Li,C. and Fu,Q.
    Characterization, expression profiling, and immunological role of Cathepsin D in Sebastes schlegelii during bacterial infection
    Dev Comp Immunol (2025) 167, 105387-105387. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  6. 2024
  7. Li,W., Li,P., Deng,Y., Zhang,Z., Situ,J., Huang,J., Li,M., Xi,P., Jiang,Z. and Kong,G.
    Litchi aspartic protease LcAP1 enhances plant resistance via suppressing cell death triggered by the pectate lyase PlPeL8 from Peronophythora litchii
    New Phytol (2024) 242, 2682-2701. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  8. Lim,S.J., Noor,N.D.M., Sabri,S., Ali,M.S.M., Salleh,A.B. and Oslan,S.N.
    Extracellular BSA-degrading SAPs in the rare pathogen Meyerozyma guilliermondii strain SO as potential virulence factors in candidiasis
    Microb Pathog (2024) 193, 106773-106773. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  9. Liu,X.H., Liu,X.T., Wu,Y., Li,S.A., Ren,K.D., Cheng,M., Huang,B., Yang,Y. and Liu,P.P.
    Broadening Horizons: Exploring the Cathepsin Family as Therapeutic Targets for Alzheimer's Disease
    Aging Dis (2024) PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  V
  10. Xue,Y., Yan,Q., Tian,X., Han,D. and Jiang,Z.
    High-level secretory expression and characterization of acid protease in Komagataella phaffii and its application in soybean meal protein degradation
    Int J Biol Macromol (2024) , 137011-137011. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  11. 2023
  12. Kim,J.S., Lee,K.T. and Bahn,Y.S.
    Secreted aspartyl protease 3 regulated by the Ras/cAMP/PKA pathway promotes the virulence of Candida auris
    Front Cell Infect Microbiol (2023) 13, 1257897-1257897. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC
  13. 2022
  14. Qasim,F., Diercks-Horn,S., Gerlach,D., Schneider,A. and Fernandez-Lahore,H.M.
    Production of a novel milk-clotting enzyme from solid-substrate Mucor spp. culture
    J Food Sci (2022) 87, 4348-4362. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  15. Qin,S., Zhu,B., Huang,X., Hull,J.J., Chen,L. and Luo,J.
    Functional Role of AsAP in the Reproduction of Adelphocoris suturalis (Hemiptera: Miridae)
    Insects (2022) 13 PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC  K
  16. 2021
  17. Kang,J.M., Le,H.G., Na,B.K. and Yoo,W.G.
    pH-Dependent Structural Dynamics of Cathepsin D-Family Aspartic Peptidase of Clonorchis sinensis
    Pathogens (2021) 10 PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC
  18. Snebergerova,P., Bartosova-Sojkova,P., Jalovecka,M. and Sojka,D.
    Plasmepsin-like Aspartyl Proteases in Babesia
    Pathogens (2021) 10 PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC
  19. 2020
  20. Ramos,L.S., Oliveira,S.S.C., Braga-Silva,L.A., Branquinha,M.H. and Santos,A.L.S.
    Secreted aspartyl peptidases by the emerging, opportunistic and multidrug-resistant fungal pathogens comprising the Candida haemulonii complex
    Fungal Biol (2020) 124, 700-707. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  21. Sukonset,C., Surinlert,P., Thongsum,O., Watthammawut,A., Somrit,M., Nakeim,J., Weerachatyanukul,W. and Asuvapongpatana,S.
    Cathepsin D in prawn reproductive system: its localization and function in actin degradation
    PeerJ (2020) 8, e10218-e10218. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC
  22. Xu,X., Wang,C., Huang,Y., Zhang,S., Yu,H., Meng,J. and Pan,B.
    Evaluation of the vaccine efficacy of three digestive protease antigens from Dermanyssus gallinae using an in vivo rearing system
    Vaccine (2020) 38, 7842-7849. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  23. 2018
  24. Mancilla-Olea,M.I., Ortega-Lopez,J., Figueroa-Angulo,E.E., Avila-Gonzalez,L., Cardenas-Guerra,R.E., Miranda-Ozuna,J.F.T., Gonzalez-Robles,A., Hernandez-Garcia,M.S., Sanchez-Ayala,L. and Arroyo,R.
    Trichomonas vaginalis cathepsin D-like aspartic proteinase (Tv-CatD) is positively regulated by glucose and degrades human hemoglobin
    Int J Biochem Cell Biol (2018) 97, 1-15. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  25. Theron,L.W., Bely,M. and Divol,B.
    Monitoring the impact of an aspartic protease (MpAPr1) on grape proteins and wine properties
    Appl Microbiol Biotechnol (2018) 102, 5173-5183. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  26. 2017
  27. Theron,L.W., Bely,M. and Divol,B.
    Characterisation of the enzymatic properties of MpAPr1, an aspartic protease secreted by the wine yeast Metschnikowia pulcherrima
    J Sci Food Agric (2017) 97, 3584-3593. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  28. 2016
  29. Clarke,S.C., Dumesic,P.A., Homer,C.M., O'Donoghue,A.J., La Greca,F., Pallova,L., Majer,P., Madhani,H.D. and Craik,C.S.
    Integrated activity and genetic profiling of secreted peptidases in Cryptococcus neoformans reveals an aspartyl peptidase required for low pH survival and virulence
    PLoS Pathog (2016) 12, e1006051-e1006051. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC
  30. 2013
  31. Mandujano-Gonzalez,V., Arana-Cuenca,A., Anducho-Reyes,M.A., Tellez-Jurado,A., Gonzalez-Becerra,A.E. and Mercado-Flores,Y.
    Biochemical study of the extracellular aspartyl protease Eap1 from the phytopathogen fungus Sporisorium reilianum
    Protein Expr Purif (2013) 92, 214-222. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  32. Rojo,L., Garcia-Carreno,F. and de Los Angeles Navarrete Del Toro
    Cold-adapted digestive aspartic protease of the clawed lobsters Homarus americanus and Homarus gammarus: biochemical characterization
    Mar Biotechnol (NY) (2013) 15, 87-96. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  33. Yu,X.J., Chi,Z., Wang,F., Li,J., Chi,Z.M. and Madzak,C.
    Expression of the acid protease gene from Saccharomycopsis fibuligera in the marine-derived Yarrowia lipolytica for both milk clotting and single cell protein production
    Appl Biochem Biotechnol (2013) 169, 1993-2003. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  E
  34. 2012
  35. Sojka,D., Franta,Z., Frantova,H., Bartosova,P., Horn,M., Vachova,J., O'Donoghue,A.J., Eroy-Reveles,A.A., Craik,C.S., Knudsen,G.M., Caffrey,C.R., McKerrow,J.H., Mares,M. and Kopacek,P.
    Characterization of gut-associated cathepsin D hemoglobinase from tick Ixodes ricinus (IrCD1)
    J Biol Chem (2012) 287, 21152-21163. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  P
  36. 2011
  37. El-Baky,H.A., Linke,D., Nimtz,M. and Berger,R.G.
    PsoP1, a milk-clotting aspartic peptidase from the basidiomycete fungus Piptoporus soloniensis
    J Agric Food Chem (2011) 59, 10311-10316. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  38. Rao,S., Mizutani,O., Hirano,T., Masaki,K. and Iefuji,H.
    Purification and characterization of a novel aspartic protease from basidiomycetous yeast Cryptococcus sp. S-2
    J Biosci Bioeng (2011) 112, 441-446. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  39. 2010
  40. Gomes,F.M., Oliveira,D.M., Motta,L.S., Ramos,I.B., Miranda,K.M. and Machado,E.A.
    Inorganic polyphosphate inhibits an aspartic protease-like activity in the eggs of Rhodnius prolixus (Stahl) and impairs yolk mobilization in vitro
    J Cell Physiol (2010) 222, 606-611. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  41. Rojo,L., Muhlia-Almazan,A., Saborowski,R. and Garcia-Carreno,F.
    Aspartic cathepsin D endopeptidase contributes to extracellular digestion in clawed lobsters Homarus americanus and Homarus gammarus
    Mar Biotechnol (NY) (2010) 12, 696-707. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  42. ten Have,A., Espino,J.J., Dekkers,E., Van Sluyter,S.C., Brito,N., Kay,J., Gonzalez,C. and van Kan,J.A.
    The Botrytis cinerea aspartic proteinase family
    Fungal Genet Biol (2010) 47, 53-65. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  43. 2009
  44. Mello,L.V., O'Meara,H., Rigden,D.J. and Paterson,S.
    Identification of novel aspartic proteases from Strongyloides ratti and characterisation of their evolutionary relationships, stage-specific expression and molecular structure
    BMC Genomics (2009) 10, 611-611. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  45. 2007
  46. Tanji,M., Yakabe,E., Kageyama,T., Yokobori,S., Ichinose,M., Miki,K., Ito,H. and Takahashi,K.
    Purification and characterization of pepsinogens from the gastric mucosa of African coelacanth, Latimeria chalumnae, and properties of the major pepsins
    Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol (2007) 146, 412-420. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  47. Zhou,Q., Fu,X.P., Zhang,L.J., Su,W.J. and Cao,M.J.
    Purification and characterization of sea bream (Sparus latus Houttuyn) pepsinogens and pepsins
    Food Chem (2007) 103, 795-801. DOI
  48. 2006
  49. Lochnit,G., Grabitzki,J., Henkel,B., Tavernarakis,N. and Geyer,R.
    First identification of a phosphorylcholine-substituted protein from Caenorhabditis elegans: isolation and characterization of the aspartyl protease ASP-6
    Biol Chem (2006) 387, 1487-1493. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  50. Navarrete del Toro,M., Garcia-Carreno,F., Lopez,M.D., Celis-Guerrero,L. and Saborowski,R.
    Aspartic proteinases in the digestive tract of marine decapod crustaceans
    J Exp Zoolog Part A Comp Exp Biol (2006) 305, 645-654. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  51. 2005
  52. [YEAR:14-7-2005]Klemba,M. and Goldberg,D.E.
    Characterization of plasmepsin V, a membrane-bound aspartic protease homolog in the endoplasmic reticulum of Plasmodium falciparum
    Mol Biochem Parasitol (14-7-2005) 143, 183-191. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  53. Kotani,N., Kitazume,S., Kamimura,K., Takeo,S., Aigaki,T., Nakato,H. and Hashimoto,Y.
    Characterization of Drosophila aspartic proteases that induce the secretion of a Golgi-resident transferase, heparan sulfate 6-O-sulfotransferase
    J Biochem (2005) 137, 315-322. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  54. Mercado-Flores,Y., Trejo-Aguilar,A., Ramirez-Zavala,B., Villa-Tanaca,L. and Hernandez-Rodriguez,C.
    Purification and characterization of an intracellular aspartyl acid proteinase (pumAi) from Ustilago maydis
    Can J Microbiol (2005) 51, 171-175. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  55. 2004
  56. ten Have,A., Dekkers,E., Kay,J., Phylip,L.H. and van Kan,J.A.
    An aspartic proteinase gene family in the filamentous fungus Botrytis cinerea contains members with novel features
    Microbiology (Reading, Engl.) (2004) 150, 2475-2489. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  57. 2003
  58. Smith,W.D., Skuce,P.J., Newlands,G.F., Smith,S.K. and Pettit,D.
    Aspartyl proteases from the intestinal brush border of Haemonchus contortus as protective antigens for sheep
    Parasite Immunol (2003) 25, 521-530. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  59. 2002
  60. [YEAR:31-10-2002]Syntichaki,P., Xu,K., Driscoll,M. and Tavernarakis,N.
    Specific aspartyl and calpain proteases are required for neurodegeneration in C. elegans
    Nature (31-10-2002) 419, 939-944. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  61. 2001
  62. Nehls,U., Bock,A., Einig,W. and Hampp,R.
    Excretion of two proteases by the ectomycorrhizal fungus Amanita muscaria
    Plant Cell Environ (2001) 24, 741-747.
  63. 2000
  64. [YEAR:25-8-2000]Tcherepanova,I., Bhattacharyya,L., Rubin,C.S. and Freedman,J.H.
    Aspartic proteases from the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Structural organization and developmental and cell-specific expression of asp-1
    J Biol Chem (25-8-2000) 275, 26359-26369. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  65. 1999
  66. Bang,M.L., Villadsen,I. and Sandal,T.
    Cloning and characterization of an endo-beta-1,3(4)glucanase and an aspartic protease from Phaffia rhodozyma CBS 6938
    Appl Microbiol Biotechnol (1999) 51, 215-222. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  67. Geier,G., Banaj,H.J., Heid,H., Bini,L., Pallini,V. and Zwilling,R.
    Aspartyl proteases in Caenorhabditis elegans. Isolation, identification and characterization by a combined use of affinity chromatography, two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, microsequencing and databank analysis
    Eur J Biochem (1999) 264, 872-879. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  68. 1998
  69. [YEAR:15-8-1998]Gallego,S.G., Slade,R.W. and Brindley,P.J.
    A cDNA encoding a pepsinogen-like, aspartic protease from the human roundworm parasite Strongyloides stercoralis
    Acta Trop (15-8-1998) 71, 17-26. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  70. 1997
  71. Longbottom,D., Redmond,D.L., Russell,M., Liddell,S., Smith,W.D. and Knox,D.P.
    Molecular cloning and characterisation of a putative aspartate proteinase associated with a gut membrane protein complex from adult Haemonchus contortus
    Mol Biochem Parasitol (1997) 88, 63-72. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  72. 1996
  73. De Vicente,J.I., De Arriaga,D., Del Valle,P., Soler,J. and Eslava,A.P.
    Purification and characterization of an extracellular aspartate protease from Phycomyces blakesleeanus
    Fungal Genet Biol (1996) 20, 115-124. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  74. 1993
  75. Fusek,M., Smith,E.A., Monod,M. and Foundling,S.I.
    Candida parapsilosis expresses and secretes two aspartic proteinases
    FEBS Lett (1993) 327, 108-112. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  76. 1988
  77. Hirata,D., Fukui,S. and Yamashita,I.
    Nucleotide sequence of the secretable acid protease gene PEPI in the yeast Saccharomycopsis fibuligera
    Agric Biol Chem (1988) 52, 2647-2649.
  78. 1983
  79. [YEAR:16-5-1983]Kolaczkowska,M.K., Wieczorek,M. and Polanowski,A.
    An aspartic proteinase from Fusarium moniliforme. Purification and general properties
    Eur J Biochem (16-5-1983) 132, 557-561. PubMed  Europe PubMed  I
  80. Kuczek,M., Nowak,K. and Kolaczkowska,M.
    Specificity of acid protease from Fusarium moniliforme
    Acta Biochim Pol (1983) 30, 3-10. PubMed  Europe PubMed