The neprilysin (NEP) family of zinc metalloendopeptidases: Genomics and function

BioEssays

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 261-269

  Turner, Anthony J ^a   Elwyn Isaac, R ^a   Coates, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE METALLOENDOPEPTIDASE; METALLOPROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; ZINC;

ANIMAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DRUG DESIGN; GENETICS; HUMAN; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DRUG DESIGN; HUMANS; MAMMALS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; NEPRILYSIN; PHYLOGENY; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSES; ZINC;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MAMMALIA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0035112440     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-1878(200103)23:3<261::AID-BIES1036>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Review

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