Determination of the mRNA sequence of cathepsin Y, a cysteine endopeptidase from rat spleen, and confirmation of its ubiquitous expression

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 383, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1971-1975

  Nakazono, Eri ^a   Kamata, Yoriko ^a   Yamafuji, Keiko ^a  

^a NAKAMURA GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cathepsin Y; mRNA of cathepsin Y; Release of kinin potentiating peptide; Thiol cathepsin

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CATHEPSIN; CATHEPSIN Y; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; MESSENGER RNA; THIOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RNA SEQUENCE; SPLEEN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CATHEPSINS; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RATS; RNA, MESSENGER; SPLEEN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0036925268     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BC.2002.223     Document Type: Article

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