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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 May 30.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Respir Med Rev. 2006 Aug;2(39):263–277. doi: 10.2174/157339806778019024

Table 4.

Crystallized GASPIDs

GASPID References Special Features
Rat mast cell protease II + inhibitor [79, 80] Deep, extended substrate binding pocket
Human chymase + inhibitor [81, 82] High density of surface charge explains high affinity for proteoglycan
Human pro-chymase [28] Changes in active site conformation explain inactivity of pro-enzyme
Human cathepsin G + inhibitor [86] Active site mutations explain unusually broad specificity
Human β-tryptase + inhibitor [54] Toroidal, self-compartmentalizing tetramer; structure explains heparin stabilization
Human α-tryptase [19] Tetramer, with contorted, self-blocked active site
Human neutrophil elastase + inhibitor [85] Asymmetry of charge distribution explains proteoglycan binding
Rat Granzyme B + inhibitor [87] Structure explains unusual Asp specificity
Human Granzyme B [142] Structure explains unusual Asp specificity
Human granzyme A + inhibitor [56, 57] Dimer extends & protects active site
Human pro-granzyme K [88] Rigid, non-productive active site
Human Factor D [52, 53] Auto-blocked active site