Crystal structure of baculovirus P35: Role of a novel reactive site loop in apoptotic caspase inhibition

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2031-2039

  Fisher, Andrew J ^a   Dela Cruz, Wilfred ^a   Zoog, Stephen J ^a,b   Schneider, Christine L ^a,b   Friesen, Paul D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Baculovirus; Caspase inhibitor; Crystallography; P35

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CASPASE INHIBITOR; VIRUS PROTEIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0345654358     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.8.2031     Document Type: Article

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