Participation of Proteasomes in Xenopus Embryogenesis

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 467-471

  Iijima, Ryoko ^a,b   Homma, Koichi J ^a   Natori, Shunji ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Embryogenesis; Protease substrate; Proteasome; Serine protease; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

PROTEASOME;

ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GASTRULA; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; CULTURE MEDIA; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GASTRULA; LEUPEPTINS; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; PROTEASOME ENDOPEPTIDASE COMPLEX; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0142026410     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvg165     Document Type: Article

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