Leucine aminopeptidases: Diversity in structure and function

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 387, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1535-1544

  Matsui, Mikiko ^a   Fowler, Jonathan H ^a   Walling, Linda L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Defense; Exopeptidase; Leucyl aminopeptidase; M1 peptidase; M17 peptidase; Metallopeptidase; N terminal hydrolysis; Wounding

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; AUXIN; CHOLERA TOXIN; CYTOSOL AMINOPEPTIDASE; ENKEPHALIN; METHIONYL AMINOPEPTIDASE; OXYTOCIN; PEPTIDASE M1; PEPTIDASE M17; PYRIMIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASOPRESSIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; CELL MEMBRANE; DNA BINDING; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HYDROLYSIS; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CATALYSIS; HUMANS; LEUCYL AMINOPEPTIDASE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 33751550951     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: 14374315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BC.2006.191     Document Type: Review

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