News from an Ancient World: Two Novel Astacin Metalloproteases from the Horseshoe Crab

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 385, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 236-248

  Becker Pauly, Christoph ^a   Bruns, Bernd Cem ^a   Damm, Olga ^a   Schütte, André ^a   Hammouti, Kada ^b   Burmester, Thorsten ^b   Stöcker, Walter ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

astacin; evolution; horseshoe crab; MAM domain; metalloprotease

Indexed keywords

ACTINONIN; ASTACIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HYDROXAMIC ACID; MATRIX PROTEIN; MEPRIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE MU; SCATTER FACTOR RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; COELENTERATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; LIMULUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLIGOMERIZATION; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

CEPHALOPODA; HYDRA; LIMULUS; LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS; MEROSTOMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 57749168602     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.10.062     Document Type: Article

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