1st Edition

Intracellular Calcium-Dependent Proteolysis

By Ronald L. Mellgren Copyright 1990
300 Pages
by CRC Press

300 Pages
by CRC Press

Intracellular Calcium-Dependent Proteolysis explains what is now known about calpains, which are intracellular, non-lysosomal enzymes involved in intracellular protein catabolism. The book provides a comprehensive overview of topics ranging from the molecular biology of the calpains and their specific inhibitor protein (calpastatin) to physiologic and pathologic consequences of the presence of... Read more

I. STRUCTURAL AND REGULATORY PROPERTIES OF THE CALPAINS AND CALPASTATINS, 11. FUNCTION OF THE CALCIUM-DEPENDENT PROTEOLYTIC SYSTEM IN NORMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

Biography



Ronald L. Mellgren, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics at Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio.