A novel human metalloprotease synthesized in the liver and secreted into the blood: Possibly, the von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease?

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 475-480

  Soejima, Kenji ^a   Mimura, Noriko ^a   Hirashima, Masaki ^a   Maeda, Hiroaki ^a   Hamamoto, Takayoshi ^a   Nakagaki, Tomohiro ^a   Nozaki, Chikateru ^a  

^a Chemo Sero Therapeutic Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

ADAMTS; Disintegrin like; Metalloprotease; Thrombospondin type 1; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura; von Willebrand factor; vWF cleaving protease

Indexed keywords

METALLOPROTEINASE; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE MAPPING; HUMAN; LIVER METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

EID: 0034759807     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a003009     Document Type: Article

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