| Literature DB >> 11390795 |
Stephan K. Böhm1, Karen McConalogue, Wuyi Kong, Nigel W. Bunnett.
Abstract
Although proteases are traditionally viewed as degradative enzymes, characterization of a family of G protein-coupled receptors that are activated by proteolysis reveals a new role. Certain proteases function as signaling molecules that specifically regulate cells by cleaving and activating a family of proteinase-activated receptors.Year: 1998 PMID: 11390795 DOI: 10.1152/physiologyonline.1998.13.5.231
Source DB: PubMed Journal: News Physiol Sci ISSN: 0886-1714