Transglutaminases: Nature's biological glues

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 368, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 377-396

  Griffin, Martin ^a   Casadio, Rita ^b   Bergamini, Carlo M ^c  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Diseases; Enzymes; Extracellular matrix; Protein cross links

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BLOOD; CHEMICAL BONDS; CROSSLINKING; DISEASES; SKIN;

WOUND HEALING;

ENZYMES;

6 (GAMMA GLUTAMYL)LYSINE; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CROSS LINKING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELIAC DISEASE; CELL DEATH; ENZYME STABILITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; NERVE DEGENERATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; TRANSGLUTAMINASES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036901574     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20021234     Document Type: Review

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