Characterization of the astacin family of metalloproteases in <it>C. elegans</it>

Characterization of the astacin family of metalloproteases in <it>C. elegans</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Astacins are a large family of zinc metalloproteases found in bacteria and animals. They have diverse roles ranging from digestion of food to processing of extracellular matrix components. The <it>C. elegans </it>genome c...

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Main Authors: Zapf Richard, Baillie David L, Johnsen Robert, Schupp Marcus-Oliver, Möhrlen Frank, Pan Jie, Park Ja-On, Moerman Donald G, Hutter Harald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:BMC Developmental Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/10/14

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