Activation of progelatinase A by mammalian legumain, a recently discovered cysteine proteinase

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 382, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 777-783

  Chen, J M ^a   Fortunato, M ^a   Stevens, R A E ^a   Barrett, A J ^a  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Legumain; Progelatinase A; Progelatinase A processing and activation; TIMP 2

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ARGININE; ASPARAGINE; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; ENZYME PRECURSOR; GELATINASE A; GLYCINE; LEGUMAIN; LEUCINE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHENYLALANINE; PROLINE; RECOMBINANT ENZYME; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 2; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHICKEN; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVALENT BOND; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FLUOROMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROLYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; LYSOSOME; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; ZYMOGRAPHY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME PRECURSORS; GELATINASES; HUMANS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE-2;

EID: 0034937132     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BC.2001.093     Document Type: Article

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