Literature for peptidase C14.044: metacaspase TbMCA2

Summary Alignment Tree Sequences Sequence features Distribution Structure Literature Substrates

(Topics flags: S Structure, P Specificity, I Inhibitor, V Review. To select only the references relevant to a single topic, click the link above. See explanation.)

    2026
  1. Duarte,A.C.M., de Oliveira,V.H., Costa,J.P.M.S., Trujilho,M.N.R., de Souza Judice,W.A. and Machado,M.F.M.
    Calcium dependence and biochemical characterization of metacaspase-3 from Trypanosoma cruzi
    Biochim Biophys Acta Proteins Proteom (2026) 1874, 141122-141122. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  2. 2024
  3. Araujo,L.H., Bueno Chagas,T.A., Reis,T., de Morais Borba,J.R.B., Trujilho,M.N.R., Dalzoto,L.A.M., Marcondes,M.F., Juliano,M.A., Judice,W.A.S., Veloso,M.P. and Machado,M.F.M.
    Oximic compounds as potential inhibitors of metacaspase-2 (TbMCA2) of Trypanosoma brucei
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2024) 735, 150657-150657. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  I
  4. 2020
  5. Eyssen,L.E. and Coetzer,T.H.
    Validation of ligands targeting metacaspase-2 (MCA2) from Trypanosoma brucei brucei and their application to MCA5 from T. congolense as possible trypanocides
    J Mol Graph Model (2020) 97, 107579-107579. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  6. 2017
  7. De Castro,E., Reus,T.L., de Aguiar,A.M., Avila,A.R. and de Arruda Campos Brasil de Souza,T.
    Procaspase-activating compound-1 induces apoptosis in Trypanosoma cruzi
    Apoptosis (2017) 22, 1564-1577. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  8. Gilio,J.M., Marcondes,M.F., Ferrari,D., Juliano,M.A., Juliano,L., Oliveira,V. and Machado,M.F.
    Processing of metacaspase 2 from Trypanosoma brucei (TbMCA2) broadens its substrate specificity
    Biochim Biophys Acta (2017) 1865, 388-394. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  9. 2013
  10. Machado,M.F., Marcondes,M.F., Juliano,M.A., McLuskey,K., Mottram,J.C., Moss,C.X., Juliano,L. and Oliveira,V.
    Substrate specificity and the effect of calcium on Trypanosoma brucei metacaspase 2
    FEBS J (2013) 280, 2608-2621. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  P
  11. 2012
  12. Laverriere,M., Cazzulo,J.J. and Alvarez,V.E.
    Antagonic activities of Trypanosoma cruzi metacaspases affect the balance between cell proliferation, death and differentiation
    Cell Death Differ (2012) 19, 1358-1369. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  13. McLuskey,K., Rudolf,J., Proto,W.R., Isaacs,N.W., Coombs,G.H., Moss,C.X. and Mottram,J.C.
    Crystal structure of a Trypanosoma brucei metacaspase
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2012) 109, 7469-7474. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  S
  14. 2011
  15. Meslin,B., Zalila,H., Fasel,N., Picot,S. and Bienvenu,A.L.
    Are protozoan metacaspases potential parasite killers?
    Parasit Vectors (2011) 4, 26-26. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC
  16. Tsiatsiani,L., Van Breusegem,F., Gallois,P., Zavialov,A., Lam,E. and Bozhkov,P.V.
    Metacaspases
    Cell Death Differ (2011) 18, 1279-1288. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  V
  17. 2010
  18. Berg,M., Van der Veken,P., Joossens,J., Muthusamy,V., Breugelmans,M., Moss,C.X., Rudolf,J., Cos,P., Coombs,G.H., Maes,L., Haemers,A., Mottram,J.C. and Augustyns,K.
    Design and evaluation of Trypanosoma brucei metacaspase inhibitors
    Bioorg Med Chem Lett (2010) 20, 2001-2006. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  I
  19. 2007
  20. Moss,C.X., Westrop,G.D., Juliano,L., Coombs,G.H. and Mottram,J.C.
    Metacaspase 2 of Trypanosoma brucei is a calcium-dependent cysteine peptidase active without processing
    FEBS Lett (2007) 581, 5635-5639. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  21. 2006
  22. [YEAR:15-3-2006]Helms,M.J., Ambit,A., Appleton,P., Tetley,L., Coombs,G.H. and Mottram,J.C.
    Bloodstream form Trypanosoma brucei depend upon multiple metacaspases associated with RAB11-positive endosomes
    J Cell Sci (15-3-2006) 119, 1105-1117. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  23. [YEAR:23-9-2006]Kosec,G., Alvarez,V.E., Aguero,F., Sanchez,D., Dolinar,M., Turk,B., Turk,V. and Cazzulo,J.J.
    Metacaspases of Trypanosoma cruzi: possible candidates for programmed cell death mediators
    Mol Biochem Parasitol (23-9-2006) 145, 18-28. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  24. Kosec,G., Alvarez,V. and Cazzulo,J.J.
    Cysteine proteinases of Trypanosoma cruzi: from digestive enzymes to programmed cell death mediators
    Biocell (2006) 30, 479-490. PubMed  Europe PubMed