A noninvasive cell-based assay for monitoring proteolytic activity within a specific subcellular compartment

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 306, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 237-246

  Belkhiri, Abbes ^a   Lytvyn, Viktoria ^a   Guilbault, Claire ^a   Bourget, Lucie ^a   Massie, Bernard ^a   Nägler, Dorit K ^a   Ménard, Robert ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABILITY TESTING; AMINO ACIDS; CELLS; ENZYMES; FLUORESCENCE;

ACIDIC ENVIRONMENT; AEQUOREA VICTORIA; CELLULAR COMPARTMENTS; CYSTEINE PROTEASE INHIBITORS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PROTEOLYTIC ACTIVITIES; PROTEOLYTIC DEGRADATION; SUBCELLULAR COMPARTMENTS;

CYTOLOGY;

CATHEPSIN L; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT ENZYME;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FLUORESCENCE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYSOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

AEQUOREA; AEQUOREA VICTORIA; VICTORIA;

EID: 0037099705     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/abio.2002.5706     Document Type: Article

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