Structural properties of the protein SV-IV

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 271, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 263-271

  Caporale, Carlo ^a   Caruso, Carla ^a   Colonna, Giovanni ^b,c   Facchiano, Angelo ^d   Ferranti, Pasquale ^d,e   Mamone, Gianfranco ^d   Picariello, Gianluca ^d   Colonna, Flavia ^c   Metafora, Salvatore ^f   Stiuso, Paola ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c Ctro Ric Interdipartimentale S   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^f INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Monomer; Proteolysis; Seminal vesicle protein; SV IV; Trimer

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; MONOMER; PROCOAGULANT; SECRETORY PROTEIN; SEMINAL VESICLE PROTEIN; TRYPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COMPUTER MODEL; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEMINAL VESICLE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COAGULANTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EPITHELIUM; MALE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PEPTIDE MAPPING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEMINAL VESICLE SECRETORY PROTEINS; SEMINAL VESICLES; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; TRYPSIN;

EID: 9144255079     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2003.03925.x     Document Type: Article

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