Proteases New Perspectives

Peptidases: a view of classification and nomenclature.- Carboxypeptidases.- Signal peptidases.- Proteasomes.- Cathepsin E and cathepsin D.- Cell-associated metalloproteinases.- Proteinases in parasites.- Cell-surface proteases in cancer.- Insect proteinases.- Alzheimer's disease and proteinases.- Calpains: structure and function of the calpain super family.- Arg-gingipain and Lys-gingipain: a novel class of cysteine proteinases.- Proteinases in apoptosis.- Caspases: cytokine activators and promoters of cell death.- Lysosomal cysteine proteinases: Structure and regulation.