Role of P225 and the C136-C201 disulfide bond in tissue plasminogen activator

Protein Science

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1728-1737

  Vindigni, Alessandro ^a   Cera, Enrico D I ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allostery; Fibronolysis; Molecular recognition; Serine proteases

Indexed keywords

PLASMIN; THROMBIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TRYPSIN;

ALLOSTERISM; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; DISULFIDE BOND; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME MODIFICATION; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032461837     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560070807     Document Type: Article

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