Microbial decomposition of keratin in nature—a new hypothesis of industrial relevance

Genome and secretome analyses provide insights into keratin decomposition by novel proteases from the non-pathogenic fungus Onygena corvina

(2015) Yuhong Huang et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Classification of fungal and bacterial lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases

(2015) Peter K Busk et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Listeria monocytogeneshas a functional chitinolytic system and an active lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase

(2015) Dafni K. Paspaliari et al.   FEBS Journal

Effects of Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenase Oxidation on Cellulose Structure and Binding of Oxidized Cellulose Oligomers to Cellulases

(2015) Josh V. Vermaas et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

A rapid quantitative activity assay shows that theVibrio choleraecolonization factor GbpA is an active lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase

(2014) Jennifer S.M. Loose et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Genomic Organization, Transcriptomic Analysis, and Functional Characterization of Avian α- and β-Keratins in Diverse Feather Forms

(2014) Chen Siang Ng et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

In silico analysis of all point mutations on the 2B domain of K5/K14 causing epidermolysis bullosa simplex: a genotype–phenotype correlation

(2014) Santasree Banerjee et al.   Molecular BioSystems

Several Genes Encoding Enzymes with the Same Activity Are Necessary for Aerobic Fungal Degradation of Cellulose in Nature

(2014) Peter K. Busk et al.   PLoS One

Biodegradation of Hard Keratins by Two Bacillus Strains

(2014) Wojciech Laba et al.   Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology

A current assessment on the production of bacterial keratinases

(2013) Daniel Joner Daroit et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Degradation of feather waste by Aspergillus niger keratinases: Comparison of submerged and solid-state fermentation

(2013) Ana Maria Mazotto et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Production and characterization of thermostable metallo-keratinase from newly isolated Bacillus subtilis NRC 3

(2013) Sanaa E. Tork et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Keratin Degradation by Dermatophytes Relies on Cysteine Dioxygenase and a Sulfite Efflux Pump

(2013) Maria Grumbt et al.   JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY

Purification and characterization of an extracellular keratinolytic protease from a new isolate of Aspergillus parasiticus

(2013) T.S. Anitha et al.   PROTEIN EXPRESSION AND PURIFICATION

Forest pathogens with higher damage potential due to climate change in Europe

(2012) N. La Porta et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY

Revisiting microbial keratinases: next generation proteases for sustainable biotechnology

(2012) Rani Gupta et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Fungal Bioconversion of Lignocellulosic Residues; Opportunities & Perspectives

(2012) Mehdi Dashtban et al.   International Journal of Biological Sciences

The Structure, Functions, and Mechanical Properties of Keratin

(2012) J. McKittrick et al.   JOM

Immobilization of Keratinolytic Metalloprotease from Chryseobacterium sp. Strain kr6 on Glutaraldehyde-Activated Chitosan

(2012) Silvana T. Silveira   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Correlation of the mechanical and structural properties of cortical rachis keratin of rectrices of the Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)

(2011) S.G. Bodde et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Biodegradation of keratin waste: Theory and practical aspects

(2011) Teresa Korniłłowicz-Kowalska et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Comparative and functional genomics provide insights into the pathogenicity of dermatophytic fungi

(2011) Anke Burmester et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

Production of Keratinase by Free and Immobilized Cells of Bacillus halodurans Strain PPKS-2: Partial Characterization and Its Application in Feather Degradation and Dehairing of the Goat Skin

(2009) Pathange Prakash et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Biochemical features of microbial keratinases and their production and applications

(2009) Adriano Brandelli et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Purification and characterization of an efficient poultry feather degrading-protease from Myrothecium verrucaria

(2009) Fabiana G. Moreira-Gasparin et al.   BIODEGRADATION

Expression and Purification ofPseudomonas aeruginosaKeratinase inBacillus subtilisDB104 Expression System

(2009) Hsin-Hung Lin et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Structure and functions of keratin proteins in simple, stratified, keratinized and cornified epithelia

(2009) Hermann H. Bragulla et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

Substrate adaptation of Trichophyton rubrum secreted endoproteases

(2009) Jian Chen et al.   MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS

Differential gene expression in the pathogenic dermatophyte Arthroderma benhamiae in vitro versus during infection

(2009) P. Staib et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Gene Expression Profiling in the Human Pathogenic DermatophyteTrichophyton rubrumduring Growth on Proteins

(2008) Christophe Zaugg et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

Trichophyton rubrum secreted and membrane-associated carboxypeptidases

(2008) Christophe Zaugg et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Molecular packing in the feather keratin filament

(2008) R.D. Bruce Fraser et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Characterization of a new keratinolytic Trichoderma atroviride strain F6 that completely degrades native chicken feather

(2008) L. Cao et al.   LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Purification and characterization of an extracellular keratinase from a hornmeal-degrading Bacillus subtilis MTCC (9102)

(2008) S. Balaji et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Purification and characterization of three novel keratinolytic metalloproteases produced by Chryseobacterium indologenes TKU014 in a shrimp shell powder medium

(2007) San-Lang Wang et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Biological materials: Structure and mechanical properties

(2007) Marc André Meyers et al.   PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE