CALPAIN: TRANSITIONING FROM THE USE OF THE PROTEASE CORE TO THE FULL-LENGTH ENZYME FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIFIC SUBSTRATES AND INHIBITORS

Calpains are a family of calcium-dependent cysteine proteases involved in intracellular signaling. They participate in many normal cellular processes such as cell motility and apoptosis but when over-activated they contribute to diseases ranging from ischemic injury to neurodegenerative disorders....

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Main Author: KELLY, JACQUELINE
Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
Format: Others
Language:en
en
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1974/1489