Mechanism of dimerization of a recombinant mature vascular endothelial growth factor C

Biochemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 7-9

  Chiu, Joyce ^a   Wong, Jason W H ^a   Gerometta, Michael ^b   Hogg, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Circadian Technologies Limited   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; DISULFIDE BONDS; LYMPHANGIOGENESIS; THIOL-DISULFIDE EXCHANGES; TUMOR GROWTH; TYROSINE-KINASE RECEPTORS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR C;

AMINO ACIDS; COVALENT BONDS; DIMERIZATION; DIMERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ENDOTHELIAL CELLS;

CYSTEINE; DIMER; THIOL DERIVATIVE; THIOL DISULFIDE; TYROSINE KINASE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN C;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CYSTEINE; DISULFIDES; HUMANS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR C;

EID: 84892562573     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: 15204995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi401518b     Document Type: Article

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