Differential in vitro activation and deactivation of cysteine proteinases isolated during spore germination and vegetative growth of Dictyostelium discoideum

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 266, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 132-142

  Cavallo, Dora ^a   Cervi, David ^a   Sands, Todd W ^a   Cotter, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid activation; Ammonia; Base deactivation; Cysteine proteinases; Dictyostelium discoideum

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; PROTON TRANSPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORE GERMINATION;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; DICTYOSTELIUM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PROTON-TRANSLOCATING ATPASES; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SPORES; VACUOLAR PROTON-TRANSLOCATING ATPASES;

EID: 0033571607     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00833.x     Document Type: Article

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