Bovine stomach myosin light chain kinase with a marked discrepancy between its enzyme activity and actomyosin activating effect

Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B: Physical and Biological Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 142-144

  Ebashi, Setsuro ^a,c   Kuwayama, Hideto ^b   Nanko, Chizue ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

155 kDa protein; Actomyosin activating activity; Dual function; Leiotonin; Myosin light chain kinase

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746987171     PISSN: 03862208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2183/pjab.74.142     Document Type: Article

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