Detection and characterization of a protein isoaspartyl methyltransferase which becomes trapped in the extracellular space during blood vessel injury

Journal of Protein Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 257-267

  Weber, Darin J ^a   McFadden, Philip N ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Artery; Blood vessel; Isoaspartyl; Methylation; Vein

Indexed keywords

METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME RELEASE; FEMALE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; ISOTOPE LABELING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN METHYLATION; RAT; THORACIC AORTA;

ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; BLOOD VESSELS; DETERGENTS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; METHYLATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; OVALBUMIN; PROTEIN D-ASPARTATE-L-ISOASPARTATE METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN METHYLTRANSFERASES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; TISSUE EXTRACTS; TRITIUM; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 53249121766     PISSN: 02778033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026300924908     Document Type: Article

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