Biological Functions of Proteinases

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Conformational Flexibility and Its Functional Significance in Some Protein Molecules.
• Intracellular Protein Turnover.
• Studies of the Pathway for Protein Degradation in Escherichia coli and Mammalian Cells.
• Lysosomes and Intracellular Proteolysis.
• Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of Intracellular Proteolysis in Yeast.
• Endogenous Inhibitors of Tissue Proteinases.
• Activity of a Rat Uterus Proteinase Inhibitor During Pregnancy and Involution Its Possible Importance in Control of Proteolysis in the Myometrium.
• Alkaline Proteinases in Skeletal Muscle.
• Determinants in Protein Topology.
• Import of Proteins into Mitochondria.
• Localization and Some Properties of a Proteinase and a Carboxypeptidase from Rat Liver.
• Processing of Bacteriophage Proteins.
• Proteolysis, a Determinant for Virus Pathogenicity.
• The Processing of Plasma Proteins in the Liver.
• Protease Action in Carcinogenesis.
• Plasminogen Activator from Cultured Cells and from Blood Plasma.
• Role of Proteinases from Leukocytes in Inflammation.
• Role of Granulocyte Elastase in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Effect on Mechanical Behaviour of Cartilage and Identification at the Cartilage/Pannus Junction.
• Regulation of Proteinase Activity.
• The Complement System.
• Substrate Modulation as a Control Mechanism of Plasma Multienzyme Systems.
• Blood Coagulation.
• The Kallikrein-Kinin System: A Functional Role of Plasma Kallikrein and Kininogen in Blood Coagulation.
• Hydrolysis of Peptide Bonds and Control of Blood Pressure.
• Characterization of the Active Site of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme.
• Proteolysis and Fertilization.