The mechanism of autoprocessing of the propeptide of prosubtilisin E: Intramolecular or intermolecular event?

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 262, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 591-594

  Li, Yuyun ^a   Inouye, Masayori ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoprocessing mechanism; Intramolecular chaperone; Propeptide; Prosubtilisin; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE; HISTIDINE; PROSUBTILISIN E; SERINE PROTEINASE; SUBTILISIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING;

EID: 0030580085     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0537     Document Type: Editorial

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