The structure of procaspase 6 is similar to that of active mature caspase 6

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 364, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 629-634

  Kang, Byoung Heon ^a   Ko, Eunsil ^a   Kwon, Oh Keun ^a   Choi, Kwan Yong ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Activation mechanism; Apoptosis; Protease; Zymogen

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; GENES; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY;

SPECTRAL CHANGE;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

CASPASE 6; ENZYME PRECURSOR; PROTEINASE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CASPASE 6; CASPASES; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ENZYME PRECURSORS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KINETICS; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0037097012     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20011787     Document Type: Article

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