Regulation of human mast cell β-tryptase: Conversion of inactive monomer to active tetramer at acid pH

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 160, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 4561-4569

  Ren, Shunlin ^a   Sakai, Kentaro ^b   Schwartz, Lawrence B ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; TRYPTASE;

ARTICLE; CELL PH; DATA ANALYSIS; DIMERIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIC STRENGTH; MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHYMASES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MAST CELLS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; TRYPTASES;

EID: 0032080451     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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