The Novel Role of Cathepsin L for Neuropeptide Production Illustrated by Research Strategies in Chemical Biology with Protease Gene Knockout and Expression

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 768, Issue , 2011, Pages 107-125

  Funkelstein, Lydiane ^a   Hook, Vivian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

aminopeptidase; carboxypeptidase; chemical biology; gene expression; gene knockout; immunofluorescence confocal microscopy; mass spectrometry; neuroendocrine; Neuropeptides; prohormone convertase; proteases

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; BETA ENDORPHIN; CATHEPSIN L; DYNORPHIN; ENKEPHALIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; PEPTIDE HORMONE; PROENKEPHALIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; PROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; LYSOSOME; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SECRETORY VESICLE;

ALPHA-MSH; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BETA-ENDORPHIN; CATHEPSIN L; DYNORPHINS; ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENKEPHALINS; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LYSOSOMES; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEUROPEPTIDES; PEPTIDE HORMONES; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; SECRETORY VESICLES;

MUS;

EID: 80054724536     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-204-5_5     Document Type: Chapter

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