Saposins and their interaction with lipids

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 307-314

  Vaccaro, Anna Maria ^a   Salvioli, Rosa ^a   Tatti, Massimo ^a   Ciaffoni, Fiorella ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lysosomes; Membrane interactions; Membrane models; Phospholipids; Saposin A; Saposin B; Saposin C; Saposin D; Sphingolipids

Indexed keywords

DISULFIDE; GLYCOPROTEIN; HYDROLASE; NK LYSIN; PHOSPHOLIPID; POLYPEPTIDE; PROSAPOSIN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; SPHINGOLIPID; SPHINGOLIPID ACTIVATOR PROTEIN; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE; SURFACTANT PROTEIN B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; LYSOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GLYCOPROTEINS; GLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIPID BILAYERS; LIPID METABOLISM; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PROTEIN BINDING;

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA;

EID: 0032958515     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022530508763     Document Type: Article

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