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Inhibition of alpha-lytic protease by pro region C-terminal steric occlusion of the active site.
Biochemistry - 1 Apr 1997
Sohl J L, Shiau A K, Rader S D, Wilk B J, Agard D A
Abstract excerpt
alpha-Lytic protease, a chymotrypsin-like serine protease, is synthesized with an N-terminal 166 amino acid pro region which is absolutely required for folding of the protease. The pro region is also the most potent inhibitor of the protease known with a Ki of approximately 10(-10) M. Compared to its role in the folding reaction, relatively little is known about the mechanism by which the pro region inhibits the...
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