A calcium-dependent protease selectively degrading the 160 000 Mr component of neurofilaments is associated with the cytoskeletal preparation of the spinal cord and has an endogenous inhibitory factor.
D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000201:enzymology*; D007976:Leupeptins / Q000494:pharmacology; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011480:Protease Inhibitors / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000201:enzymology*
D007976:Leupeptins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D011480:Protease Inhibitors; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases; D002118:Calcium