A despecialization step underlying evolution of a family of serine proteases

Molecular Cell

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 343-354

  Wouters, Merridee A ^a   Liu, Ke ^b   Riek, Peter ^a   Husain, Ahsan ^b  

^a VICTOR CHANG CARDIAC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CHYMASE; BETA CHYMASE; CATHEPSIN G PROTEASE; CHYMASE; GRANZYME B; SERINE PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; GENE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0141957399     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1097-2765(03)00308-3     Document Type: Article

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