Structural and functional properties of lengsin, a pseudo-glutamine synthetase in the transparent human lens

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 350, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 424-429

  Grassi, Francesca ^a   Moretto, Nadia ^a   Rivetti, Claudio ^a   Cellai, Sara ^a   Betti, Marco ^b   Márquez, Antonio J ^b   Maraini, Giovanni ^a   Ottonello, Simone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amyloid; Atomic force microscopy; bis ANS; Cataract; Dodecamer; Glutamine synthetase; Lengsin; Lens; Yeast

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; CHAPERONE; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINE; LENGSIN; POLYPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; LENS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; YEAST;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; AMYLOID BETA-PEPTIDES; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN; ANILINO NAPHTHALENESULFONATES; CATARACT; CROSS REACTIONS; EYE PROTEINS; FLUORESCENT DYES; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PHYLOGENY;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 33749349450     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.09.062     Document Type: Article

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