Crystal structure of coagulogen, the clotting protein from horseshoe crab: A structural homologue of nerve growth factor

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 24, 1996, Pages 6789-6797

  Bergner, Andreas ^a   Oganessyan, Vaheh ^a   Muta, Tatsushi ^b   Iwanaga, Sadaaki ^b   Typke, Dieter ^a   Huber, Robert ^a   Bode, Wolfram ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; Cystine knot; Horseshoe crab; Nerve growth factor; Spatzle

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR; COAGULOGEN; ENZYME; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HEMOSTASIS; HOST RESISTANCE; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIMULUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0030462561     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb01070.x     Document Type: Article

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