Abstract
The Drosophila proteases Gastrulation Defective and Snake function in embryonic polarity establishment and bind heparin, a surrogate for anionic species present in the extracellular matrix. Here we demonstrate binding of GD, but not Snake, to anionic species that appear to be tightly associated with a highly purified eggshell matrix.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 437-443 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Protein and Peptide Letters |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2009 |
Keywords
- Drosophila
- Embryonic polarity
- Gastrulation Defective
- Pipe
- Serine protease cascade
- Snake
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Structural Biology
- Biochemistry