Processing of nerve growth factor: The role of basic amino acid clusters in the pro-region

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 353, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1056-1062

  Mouri, Akihiro ^a   Nomoto, Hiroshi ^a   Furukawa, Shoei ^a  

^a GIFU PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basic amino acid clusters; Furin; Nerve growth factor (NGF); Propeptide; Protein processing

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; FURIN; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN; PEPTIDE; PRONEUROTROPHIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BASIC AMINO ACID CLUSTER; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; FURIN; MICE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PC12 CELLS; PLASMIDS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; RATS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 33846126878     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.12.136     Document Type: Article

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