Title

Calcium-dependent proteinases of some invertebrates and fish.

Authors

Kantserova, N.; Ushakova, N.; Lysenko, L.; Nemova, N.

Abstract

In comparative-evolutionary aspect, the experimental data are considered about activity, biochemical properties, and peculiarities of structural organization of proteins of the calpain family in some invertebrates and fish. Peculiarities of calpain-like proteins of invertebrates-the predecessors of calpains of higher animals are revealed. By the example of the studied taxa, there is traced complication of the structural organization and mechanisms of control of the calpain activities, which reflects stages of molecular evolution of the protein family.

Subjects

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; PROTEINS; CALPAIN; CYSTEINE proteinases

Publication

Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry & Physiology, 2010, Vol 46, Issue 6, p585

ISSN

0022-0930

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1134/S0022093010060071