Crystal structure of a procaspase-7 zymogen: Mechanisms of activation and substrate binding

Cell

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 399-407

  Chai, Jijie ^a   Wu, Qi ^a   Shiozaki, Eric ^a   Srinivasula, Srinivasa M ^b   Alnemri, Emad S ^b   Shi, Yigong ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CASPASE 7; CASPASE INHIBITOR; ENZYME PRECURSOR; PROCASPASE 7 ZYMOGEN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN INTERACTION;

EID: 0035798361     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(01)00544-X     Document Type: Article

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