Root-associated microbes can improve plant growth, and they offer the potential to increase
crop resilience to future drought. Although our understanding of the complex feedbacks …

1. L-trans-Epoxysuccinyl-leucylamido(4-guanidino)butane (E-64) at a concentration of 0.5
mM had no effect on the serine proteinases plasma kallikrein and leucocyte elastase or the …

We have determined the crystal structure of a complex between the I domain of integrin α2β1
and a triple helical collagen peptide containing a critical GFOGER motif. Three loops on the …

We have previously assigned an integrin α 2 β 1 -recognition site in collagen I to the
sequence, GFOGERGVEGPOGPA (O = Hyp), corresponding to residues 502–516 of the α 1 (I) …

(7-methoxycoumarin-4-yl)Acetyl-Pro-Leu-Gly-Leu-(3-[2,4-dinitrophenyl]-l-2,3-diaminopropionyl)-Ala-Arg-NH
2 (Mca-Pro-Leu-Gly-Leu-Dpa-Ala-Arg-NH 2 ) has been synthesised as a …

TNF-α converting enzyme (TACE; ADAM-17) is a membrane-bound disintegrin
metalloproteinase that processes the membrane-associated cytokine proTNF-α to a soluble form. …

We have been developing the use of plasma-membrane-bound fluorescent probes to measure
the pH values at the surfaces of living chondrocytes. For this purpose, three lipophilic pH …

Collagen-platelet interaction, occurring in hemostasis but also a cause of thrombosis, is a
two-step process of adhesion and activation involving the sequential recognition of distinct …

A recombinant soluble form of the catalytic domain of human ADAM-10 was expressed as
an Fc fusion protein from myeloma cells. The ADAM-10 was catalytically active, cleaving …

Background Pseudomonas fluorescens are common soil bacteria that can improve plant
health through nutrient cycling, pathogen antagonism and induction of plant defenses. The …