Ala217 is important for the catalytic function and autoactivation of prostate-specific human kallikrein 2

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 246, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 440-446

  Mikolajczyk, Stephen D ^a   Millar, Lisa S ^a   Marker, Kathy M ^a   Grauer, Lana S ^a   Goel, Amita ^a   Cass, Michelle M J ^a   Kumar, Abhay ^a   Saedi, Mohammad S ^a  

^a Hybritech Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Human glandular kallikrein; Prostate cancer; Prostate specific antigen; Serine protease

Indexed keywords

KALLIKREIN; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; SERINE PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE;

EID: 0030908489     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00440.x     Document Type: Article

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