Characterization of proteinase-3 (PR-3), a neutrophil serine proteinase. Structural and functional properties
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Characterization of proteinase-3 (PR-3), a neutrophil serine proteinase. Structural and functional properties.
Proteinase 3 (PR-3) is a human polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMNL) serine proteinase that degrades elastin in vitro and causes emphysema when administered by tracheal insufflation to hamsters (Kao, R. C., Wehner, N. G., Skubitz, K. M., Gray, B. H., and Hoidal, J. R. (1988) J. Clin. Invest. 82, 1963-1973). We have determined the primary structure of several PR-3 peptides and have analyzed catalyt...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Biological Chemistry
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0021-9258
DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)92854-1