Common protein architecture and binding sites in proteases utilizing a Ser/Lys dyad mechanism

Protein Science

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2533-2536

  Paetzel, Mark ^a   Strynadka, Natalie C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clan SF proteases; Lambda repressor; LexA repressor; Protein fold; Ser Lys dyad; Serine protease; Signal peptidase; UmuD protease

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; LYSINE; SERINE PROTEINASE; SIGNAL PEPTIDASE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032726294     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.8.11.2533     Document Type: Article

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