Subtilisin-like proteases in nematodes

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-8

  Poole, Catherine B ^a   Jin, Jingmin ^a   McReynolds, Larry A ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS   (United States)

Author keywords

Nematode; Proprotein convertase; Protease; Subtilisin

Indexed keywords

FURIN; ISOENZYME; KEXIN; PEPTIDASE; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE 1; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE 2; PROTEINASE; SUBTILISIN; TRIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE II; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODIVERSITY; BRUGIA MALAYI; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; HELMINTH PROTEINS; HUMANS; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; SUBTILISIN;

BRUGIA MALAYI; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; MAMMALIA; NEMATODA;

EID: 34447265902     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2007.05.001     Document Type: Review

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