Biological activity of single chain chorionic gonadotropin, hCGαβ, is decreased upon deletion of five carboxyl terminal amino acids of the α subunit without affecting its receptor binding

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 157-164

  Sen Gupta, C ^a   Dighe, R R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECEPTOR BINDING; RNA TRANSLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

PICHIA PASTORIS;

EID: 0034078160     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/jme.0.0240157     Document Type: Article

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