Cathepsin C from Schistosoma japonicum cDNA encoding the preproenzyme and its phylogenetic relationships

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 255, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 527-534

  Hola Jamriska, Lubomira ^a,c   Tort, Jose F ^b   Dalton, John P ^a,b   Day, Sharon R ^a   Fan, Jinjiang ^a   Aaskov, John ^c   Brindley, Paul J ^a,d  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cathepsin C; Dipeptidylpeptidase; Phylogeny; Protease; Schistosome

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN; CATHEPSIN B; CATHEPSIN L; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CATHEPSINS; DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE I; DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASES; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ENZYME PRECURSORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RATS; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

CESTODA; INVERTEBRATA; PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 0032146104     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2550527.x     Document Type: Article

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