Human cathepsin W, a cysteine protease predominantly expressed in NK cells, is mainly localized in the endoplasmic reticulum

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 2172-2178

  Wex, T ^a   Buhling F ^a   Wex, H ^a   Gunther D ^a   Malfertheiner, P ^a   Weber, E ^a   Bromme D ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0035881830     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.167.4.2172     Document Type: Article

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