Proteases: Structure and Function

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Brix, Klaudia (Editor), Stöcker, Walter (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna : Springer Vienna : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Proteins.; Enzymology.; Life Sciences.; Protein Structure.; Protein Science.

Proteolysis is an irreversible posttranslational modification affecting each and every protein from its biosynthesis to its degradation. Limited proteolysis regulates targeting and activity throughout the lifetime of proteins. Balancing proteolysis is therefore crucial for physiological homeostasis....