The Zn-peptidase superfamily: Functional convergence after evolutionary divergence

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 292, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-17

  Makarova, Kira S ^a,b   Grishin, Nick V ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminopeptidase; Aspartoacylase; Carboxypeptidase; Protease; Succinylglutamate desuccinylase

Indexed keywords

AMIDASE; ASPARTOACYLASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; HYDROLASE; SUCCINYLGLUTAMATE DESUCCINYLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEACYLATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FAMILY;

EID: 0033543723     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3059     Document Type: Article

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