Activation of cathepsin L by the cathelin-like domain of protegrin-3

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2531-2536

  Zhu, Shunyi ^a   Wei, Liang ^a   Yamasaki, Kenshi ^b,c   Gallo, Richard L ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Cathelicidin; Cystatin; Innate immunity

Indexed keywords

CATHELICIDIN; CATHELIN; CATHEPSIN L; CYSTATIN; PROTEGRIN; PROTEGRIN 3; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; COMPREHENSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EVOLUTION; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTROSPECTION; MODEL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; CATHEPSINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMANS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SWINE;

SUIDAE; SUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 40849084973     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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