Mast cell tryptase, a still enigmatic enzyme

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1278-1295

  Fiorucci, L ^a   Ascoli, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Mast cell; Protease activated receptor; Tryptase; Tryptase inhibitors

Indexed keywords

ANTIPAIN; APC 2059; BENZAMIDINE; BIS(5 AMIDINO 2 BENZIMIDAZOLYL)METHANE; CHYMASE; GABEXATE MESILATE; HEPARIN ANTAGONIST; LEUPEPTIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MOL 6131; N (1 HYDROXY 2 NAPHTHOYL)ARGINYLPROLINAMIDE; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; TRYPTASE; TRYPTASE INHIBITOR;

ALLERGIC REACTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ASTHMA; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; CHROMOSOME MAP; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; EOSINOPHIL; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAST CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; ORTHOLOGY; PANCREATITIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PSEUDOGENE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MAST CELLS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; TRYPTASES;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 3042615524     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-004-3400-0     Document Type: Review

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