title: Two distinct species of corn cystatin in corn kernels.
abstract: Besides corn cystatin I (CC-I) we found, by cloning, another molecular species of cystatin, named corn cystatin II (CC-II), which was found by screening with CC-I cDNA as a probe. The dissimilarity in amino acid sequence between CC-I and CC-II was distinct around the N-terminal region. Enzymologically, CC-II protein expressed in Escherichia coli was a stronger inhibitor of cathepsin L than CC-I.
authors.affiliation: Gakushuin Women's Junior College, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Domoto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arai
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D015891:Cystatins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015342:DNA Probes; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013045:Species Specificity; D003313:Zea mays / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D015891:Cystatins; D015342:DNA Probes; D010940:Plant Proteins; C077834:cystatin protein, Zea mays