Cell membrane‐bound serine proteases are important in the maintenance of physiological
homeostasis. Hepsin is a type II transmembrane serine protease highly expressed in the …

Since the spread of the deadly virus SARS-CoV-2 in late 2019, researchers have restlessly
sought to unravel how the virus enters the host cells. Some proteins on each side of the …

Scavenger receptors are a superfamily of membrane-bound receptors that recognize both
self and nonself targets. Scavenger receptor class A (SR-A) has five known members …

Background Oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is associated with oral microbial
dysbiosis. In this unique study, we compared pre-to post-treatment salivary microbiome in …

Synapse formation is a very elaborate process dependent upon accurate coordination of pre
and post-synaptic specialization, requiring multiple steps and a variety of receptors and …

Lysyl oxidase-like 2 (LOXL2) was initially described as an extracellular enzyme involved in
extracellular matrix remodeling. Nevertheless, numerous recent reports have implicated …

There currently is no specific antiviral drug or a vaccine for SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
infections; now exceeding 10,300,000 infections worldwide. In the absence of animal …

Surface proteins in Gram-positive bacteria are often involved in biofilm formation, host-cell
interactions, and surface attachment. Here we review a protein module found in surface …

Lysyl Oxidase Like 2 (LOXL2) belongs to the lysyl oxidase (LOX) family, which comprises
five lysine tyrosylquinone (LTQ)-dependent copper amine oxidases in humans. In 2003 …

Without general adaptative immunity, invertebrates evolved a vast number of heterogeneous
non-self recognition strategies. One of those well-known adaptations is the expansion of the …