A novel human protease similar to the interleukin-1β converting enzyme induces apoptosis in transfected cells

EMBO Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1995, Pages 1914-1922

  Faucheu, Chi ^a   Diu, Anita ^a   Chan, A W Edith ^b   Blanchet, Anne Marie ^a   Miossec, Christine ^a   Hervé, Françoise ^a   Collard Dutilleul, Véronique ^a   Gu, Yong ^c   Aldape, Robert A ^c   Lippke, Judith A ^c   Rocher, Corinne ^a   Su, Michael S S ^c   Livingston, David J ^c   Hercend, Thierry ^a   Lalanne, Jean Louis ^a  

^a SANOFI   (France)

^b Hoechst Roussel Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cysteine protease; Interleukin 1 converting enzyme

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA TRANSFECTION; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029005646     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1995.tb07183.x     Document Type: Article

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