Isolation and characterization of four developmentally regulated cathepsin B-like cysteine protease genes from the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

DNA and Cell Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 75-82

  Larminie, Christopher G C ^a   Johnstone, Iain L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN B; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; EMBRYO; GENE ISOLATION; GENE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; EUKARYOTA; METAZOA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030026910     PISSN: 10445498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dna.1996.15.75     Document Type: Article

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