A paper published in Cell reveals that the PfSUB1 subtilisin-like serine protease is required for the exit of merozoites from infected erythrocytes. This enzyme is sequestered in exonemes ...

How do enzymes cause tremendous increases in reaction rates? Learn how a group of enzymes called the serine proteases work.

It blocks mannan-binding lectin-associated serine protease-3 (MASP-3), the key activator of the alternative pathway, stopping the conversion of pro-complement factor D (pro-CFD) to mature CFD.

Netherton Syndrome, a form of Ichthyosis, is a rare hereditary skin disorder caused by a mutation in the SPINK5 gene (serine ...