Plant Serine Protease Inhibitors: Biotechnology Application in Agriculture and Molecular Farming

• Published in: International journal of molecular sciences Vol. 20; no. 6; p. 1345
• Main Authors: Clemente, Marina, Corigliano, Mariana G, Pariani, Sebastián A, Sánchez-López, Edwin F, Sander, Valeria A, Ramos-Duarte, Víctor A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 17.03.2019; MDPI
• Subjects: Apoptosis; Biotechnology; Classification; Emphysema; Enzymes; Epilepsy; Flowers & plants; Hereditary diseases; Homeostasis; molecular farming; pathogen resistance; Peptides; Physiology; plants; Protease; Protease inhibitors; Proteinase inhibitors; Proteins; Review; Senescence; Serine; serine protease inhibitors; Serine proteinase; serine protease inhibitors; pathogen resistance; molecular farming; plants

The serine protease inhibitors (SPIs) are widely distributed in living organisms like bacteria, fungi, plants, and humans. The main function of SPIs as protease enzymes is to regulate the proteolytic activity. In plants, most of the studies of SPIs have been focused on their physiological role. The...