The cloning and characterization of a second brain enzyme with NAAG peptidase activity

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 627-635

  Bzdega, Tomasz ^a   Crowe, Samantha L ^a   Ramadan, Epolia R ^a   Sciarretta, Kathryn H ^a   Olszewski, Rafal T ^a,b   Ojeifo, Olumide A ^a   Rafalski, Victoria A ^a   Wroblewska, Barbara ^a   Neale, Joseph H ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND ANIMAL BREEDING   (Poland)

Author keywords

Glutamate carboxypeptidase II; Glutamate carboxypeptidase III; Metabotropic glutamate receptors; mGluR3; N acetylaspartylglutamate; NAAG peptidase

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ENZYME; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; EDETIC ACID; GAMMA GLUTAMYL HYDROLASE; GLUTAMATE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE 3; METALLOPROTEINASE; N ACETYLASPARTYLGLUTAMIC ACID; PEPTIDASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL CULTURE; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CLONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLIA CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; LUNG CARCINOMA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NULL ALLELE; OVARY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; TESTIS; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS GRISEUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 2042456725     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2004.02361.x     Document Type: Article

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