The human gene FALL39 and processing of the cathelin precursor to the antibacterial peptide LL-37 in granulocytes

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 238, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 325-332

  Gudmundsson, Gudmundur H ^a,d   Agerberth, Birgitta ^a,b   Odeberg, Jacob ^c   Bergman, Tomas ^b   Olsson, Berit ^d   Salcedo, Rosalba ^d  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

dipeptidyl peptidase I; flow cytometry; genomic cloning; peptide antibiotic; precursor processing

Indexed keywords

CATHELIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DEGRANULATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE FUNCTION; GRANULOCYTE FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029893253     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0325z.x     Document Type: Article

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