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Jul 2026
Helicolysins emerge as a new family of metzincin metallopeptidases in host-pathogen interactions.
The Hom family and canilysin are defined as helicolysins, a previously uncharacterized metzincin subfamily distinguished by a conserved Thr-turn and an accessory ND, and implicates these proteins in host-pathogen interactions, adhesion, and immunomodulation.
A. Rodríguez-Banqueri, T. Goulas, Marina Girbal-González et al.
· Journal of Molecular Biology · 0 citations