Two distinct forms of human mast cell chymase. Differences in affinity for heparin and in distribution in skin, heart, and other tissues

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 256, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 461-470

  McEuen, Alan R ^a   Gaça, Marianna D A ^a   Buckley, Mark G ^a   He, Shaoheng ^a   Gore, Michael G ^b   Walls, Andrew F ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chymase; Heparin; Isoform; Mast cell

Indexed keywords

CHYMASE; HEPARIN; ISOENZYME;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAST CELL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031672032     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2560461.x     Document Type: Article

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