The structure of CMS2MS2, a mitogenic protein isolated from Carica candamarcensis

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 388, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 819-822

  Gomes, Marco Túlio R ^a   Bemquerer, Marcelo P ^a   Lopes, Miriam Tereza P ^a   Richardson, Michael ^b   Oyama Jr , Sergio ^c   Salas, Carlos E ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FUNDAÇÃO EZEQUIEL DIAS   (Brazil)

^c LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE LUZ SÍNCROTRON   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Caricaceae; Cysteine proteinase; Latex; Mitogenic

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHYMOPAPAIN; CMS2MS2 PROTEIN; CMS2MS3 PROTEIN; CYSTEINE DERIVATIVE; HISTIDINE DERIVATIVE; PAPAIN; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARICA CANDAMARCENSIS; CARICACEAE; CATALYSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FRUIT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CARICACEAE; MITOGENS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

CARICACEAE; MAMMALIA; VASCONCELLEA CUNDINAMARCENSIS;

EID: 34547536616     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: 14374315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BC.2007.083     Document Type: Article

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