Article
The TACE zymogen: re-examining the role of the cysteine switch.
Cell biochemistry and biophysics - 1 Jan 2006
Milla Marcos E, Gonzales Patricia E, Leonard Jennifer D
Abstract excerpt
The tumor necrosis factor-alpha-converting enzyme (TACE) is a member of the disintegrin family of metalloproteinases (ADAMs) that plays a central role in the regulated shedding of a host of cell surface proteins. TACE is biosynthesized as a precursor protein with latent proteolytic activity (zymogen). TACE's zymogen inhibition is mediated by its Pro domain, a 197-amino acid region that serves this function as...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
