JOÃO G. VASCONCELLOS

ORCID: 0009-0007-7009-606X
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  • Transgenic Plants and Applications
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration
  • Enzyme Production and Characterization

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
2024

The cystatin superfamily includes proteins crucial for inhibiting cysteine proteases, enzymes involved in many biological processes. In plants, cystatins regulate seed germination, development, and pathogen defense. humans, legumain-type proteases offers a promising cancer treatment strategy, as this enzyme's expression often rises during tumor progression. We evaluated novel rice-derived chimeric legumain inhibitor using silico vitro methods. Computational simulations confirmed the...

10.1590/0001-3765202420240778 article EN cc-by Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2024-01-01
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