A common genetic system for functional studies of pitrilysin and related M16A proteases

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 398, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 145-152

  Alper, Benjamin J ^a   Nienow, Tatyana E ^a   Schmidt, Walter K ^a  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Inverzincin; M16A subfamily; Pheromone; Pitrilysin; Yeast mating; Zinc dependent metalloprotease

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ENZYME KINETICS; INSULIN; PROTEINS; YEAST;

INVERZINCIN; M16A SUBFAMILY; PHEROMONE; PITRILYSIN; YEAST MATING; ZINC-DEPENDENT METALLOPROTEASE;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

FUNGAL ENZYME; FUNGAL PROTEIN; M16A PROTEASE; PITRILYSIN; PROTEIN AX11P; PROTEIN STE23P; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; YEAST;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA, FUNGAL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, MATING TYPE, FUNGAL; HAPLOIDY; LIPOPROTEINS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUTATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAMMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 33747178174     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20060311     Document Type: Article

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