Ageing Electrostatic surface of memapsin; key protease in the Alzheimer's disease Rheumatoid arthritis Alzheimer's amyloid plaque Agriculture Protease inhibitors as new pesticides, insecticides, herbicides Protease research aids the development of new pesticides Conception and Birth Proteases are very important in human development. Embryo Death and Disease Proteases can be used to treat cancers such as Melanoma. Cystic fibrosis cell with bacteria Dengue Virus NS3 protease complexed with Bowman Birk inhibitor (yellow) Dustmites secrete proteases associated with asthma. Protease research is producing medicines to treat parasites such as hookworms. HIV-1 protease required for HIV replication Dipeptidyl peptidase IV important in Type II diabetes Renin inhibitors are anti-hypertensive. Leucine aminopeptidase in the gut of the parasitic Schistosoma mansoni Hookworm Blood fluke associated with schistosomiasis. Life Complex Of Xiap-Bir2 And Caspase 3 Membrane spanning Aspartic protease Tricorn protease Serpin - protease complex Comparison of active sites of Thrombin (left) and Factor Xa Structure of the serine protease Trypsin displaying its characteristic fold Miscellaneous Diagramatic representation of the role of proteases. Questions/suggestions? Please contact the Network Administrator. Copyright © by International Protease Network All Right Reserved.