Protein splicing and autoproteolysis mechanisms

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 292-299

  Perler, Francine B ^a   Xu, Ming Qun ^a   Paulus, Henry ^b  

^a NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS   (United States)

^b BOSTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERINACEIDAE;

ANIMAL; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; PROTEIN SPLICING;

EID: 0031244525     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-5931(97)80065-8     Document Type: Article

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