Plants are attacked by a broad array of herbivores and pathogens. In response, plants deploy an arsenal of defensive traits. In Brassicaceae, the glucosinolate-myrosinase complex is a sophisticated two-component system to ward off opponents. However, this so-called ... More
Punctin, a novel ADAMTS-like molecule, ADAMTSL-1, in extracellular matrix.
Authors Hirohata Satoshi; Wang Lauren W; Miyagi Masaru; Yan Lin; Seldin Michael F; Keene Douglas R; Crabb John W; Apte Suneel S;
JournalJ Biol Chem
PubMed ID11805097
Punctin (ADAMTSL-1) is a secreted molecule resembling members of the ADAMTS family of proteases. Punctin lacks the pro-metalloprotease and the disintegrin-like domain typical of this family but contains other ADAMTS domains in precise order including four thrombospondin type I repeats. Punctin is the product of a distinct gene on human ... More