Identification of a non-purple tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase: an evolutionary link to Ser/Thr protein phosphatases?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatases (TRAcPs), also known as purple acid phosphatases (PAPs), are a family of binuclear metallohydrolases that have been identified in plants, animals and fungi. The human enzyme is a major histochemic...

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Main Authors: Hume David A, Guddat Luke W, Kelly Gregory, Burrows Allan, Robinson Jodie, Weber Jane, Cassady A Ian, Huber Thomas, Hadler Kieran S, Schenk Gerhard, Flanagan Jack U
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-09-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/1/2