Cysteine Proteases of Pathogenic Organisms

MARK W. ROBINSON is a Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Infection, Immunity and Innovation (i3) Institute at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), Australia. Robinson received a BSc (Hons) in Zoology (1999) and a PhD in molecular parasitology (2003) from Queen’s University, Belfast (Northern Ireland). As a postdoctoral researcher, he worked on nematode proteomics and molecular biology at the University of Aberdeen (Scotland) until 2007 when he was awarded a prestigious Wain International Fellowship from the British Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to continue his proteomics research at UTS (Australia). Robinson was awarded a UTS Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2008 which he currently holds as an independent researcher. His research interests include proteomics of host‑pathogen interactions, structure‑function relationships of parasite immuno‑modulators and the molecular biology of helminth proteases.

Papa In‑Like Proteases Of Staphylococcus Aureus.- The Lysine‑Specific Gingipain Of Porphyromonas: Importance To Pathogenicity.- Falcipains And Other Cysteine Proteases Of Malaria Parasites.- Cathepsin Proteases In Toxoplasma Gondii.- Entamoeba Histolytica Cathepsin‑Like Enzymes.- Cysteine Peptidases Of Kinetoplastid Parasites.- Cruzain: The Path From Target Validation To The Clinic.- The Phylogeny, Structure And Function Of Trematode Cysteine Proteases, With Particular Emphasis On The Fasciola Hepatica Cathepsin L Family.- Cathepsins B1 And B2 Of Trichobilharzia Spp., Bird Schistosomes Causing Cercarial Dermatitis.- Proteases In Blood‑Feeding Nematodes And Their Potential As Vaccine Candidates.- Cysteine Proteases From Bloodfeeding Arthropod Ectoparasites.- How Pathogen‑Derived Cysteine Proteases Modulate Host Immune Responses.- Cystatins Of Parasitic Organisms