Identification of dermcidin in human gestational tissue and characterization of its proteolytic activity

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 357, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 828-833

  Lee Motoyama, Jin Pyo ^a   Kim Motoyama, Hoon ^b   Kim, Phyo ^c   Nakagama, Hitoshi ^d   Miyagawa, Kiyoshi ^e   Suzuki, Kenji ^a,f  

^a Keiyu Hospital   (Japan)

^b Motoyama Medical Clinic   (Japan)

^c DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^f KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

DCD; Invasion; Placenta; Protease; Proteolysis; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

DERMCIDIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER; CELL SURFACE; CHORIOCARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PLACENTA; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; TROPHOBLAST;

CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHORIOCARCINOMA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; PEPTIDES; PLACENTA;

EID: 34247892176     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.03.112     Document Type: Article

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