The processing pathway of endothelin-1 production

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Kido, Tsuneo ^a   Sawamura, Tatsuya ^a   Masaki, Tomoh ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CHO K1 cell; Endothelin; Endothelin converting enzyme; Furin like convertase; Mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ENDOTHELIN-1; HUMANS; MUTATION; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; RECEPTORS, ENDOTHELIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0031637667     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199800001-00006     Document Type: Article

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