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SUBMITTER: Berne S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2762582 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Berne Sabina S Lah Ljerka L Sepcić Kristina K
Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society 20090401 4
Aegerolysins, discovered in fungi, bacteria and plants, are highly similar proteins with interesting biological properties. Certain aegerolysins possess antitumoral, antiproliferative, and antibacterial activities. Further possible medicinal applications include their use in the prevention of atherosclerosis, or as vaccines. Additional biotechnological value of fungal aegerolysins lies in their involvement in development, which could improve cultivation of commercially important edible mushrooms ...[more]