A look at the Caenorhabditis elegans Kex2/Subtilisin-like proprotein convertase family

BioEssays

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 545-553

  Thacker, Colin ^a   Rose, Ann M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KEX2 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE; SUBTILISIN;

ANIMAL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; GENES, HELMINTH; HUMANS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SUBTILISINS;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0034094410     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-1878(200006)22:6<545::AID-BIES7>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Review

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