Fate of cystatin C lacking the leader sequence in RPE cells

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 753-756

  Paraoan, Luminita ^a   Grierson, Ian ^a   Maden, B Edward H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AMD; Cystatin C; Degradation; Leader sequence; RPE; Secretion

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYSTATIN C; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FETUS; FLUORESCENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION;

EID: 0037653685     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-4835(03)00061-7     Document Type: Article

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