Structural characterization of the goat uterine estrogen receptor activation factor using an endogenous calcium activated neutral protease

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 152, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 57-64

  Kumar, M Prem ^b   Bhaskar, Lakshmi ^a   Thampan, Raghava Varman ^a  

^a RAJIV GANDHI CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Univ H   (India)

Author keywords

ATPase; Calcium activated neutral protease; Cholesterol binding; Estrogen action; Estrogen receptor activation factor; Uterus

Indexed keywords

CALPAIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DIMERIZATION; DNA BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; FEMALE; GOAT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CALPAIN; CHOLESTEROL; DIMERIZATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; GOATS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEINS; UTERUS;

EID: 0033603322     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(99)00052-0     Document Type: Article

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