Legumains - A family of asparagine-specific cysteine endopeptidases involved in propolypeptide processing and protein breakdown in plants

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 159, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1281-1293

  Müntz, Klaus ^a   Blattner, Frank R ^a   Shutov, Andrei D ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

^b MOLDOVA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Moldova)

Author keywords

Asparagine specific cysteine endopeptidases; Biosynthesis; Evolution; Legumain; Propolypeptide processing; Protein degradation

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CHEMICAL BONDS; CONFORMATIONS; PROTEINS;

PEPTIDE BONDS;

POLYPEPTIDES;

ANIMALIA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0036999514     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0176-1617-00853     Document Type: Review

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