The plasticity of the beta-Trefoil fold constitutes an evolutionary platform for protease inhibition
Azarkan, M., Martinez-Rodriguez, S., Buts, L., Baeyens-Volant, D., Garcia-Pino, A.(2011) J Biol Chem 286: 43726-43734
- PubMed: 22027836 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M111.291310
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3S8J, 3S8K - PubMed Abstract: 
Proteases carry out a number of crucial functions inside and outside the cell. To protect the cells against the potentially lethal activities of these enzymes, specific inhibitors are produced to tightly regulate the protease activity. Independent reports suggest that the Kunitz-soybean trypsin inhibitor (STI) family has the potential to inhibit proteases with different specificities ...