Biological Functions of Proteinases 30. Colloquium, 26.-28. April 1979

Conformational Flexibility and Its Functional Significance in Some Protein Molecules.- Intracellular Protein Turnover.- Studies of the Pathway for Protein Degradation in Escherichia coli and Mammalian Cells.- Lysosomes and Intracellular Proteolysis.- Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of Intracellular Proteolysis in Yeast.- Endogenous Inhibitors of Tissue Proteinases.- Activity of a Rat Uterus Proteinase Inhibitor During Pregnancy and Involution Its Possible Importance in Control of Proteolysis in the Myometrium.- Alkaline Proteinases in Skeletal Muscle.- Determinants in Protein Topology.- Import of Proteins into Mitochondria.- Localization and Some Properties of a Proteinase and a Carboxypeptidase from Rat Liver.- Processing of Bacteriophage Proteins.- Proteolysis, a Determinant for Virus Pathogenicity.- The Processing of Plasma Proteins in the Liver.- Protease Action in Carcinogenesis.- Plasminogen Activator from Cultured Cells and from Blood Plasma.- Role of Proteinases from Leukocytes in Inflammation.- Role of Granulocyte Elastase in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Effect on Mechanical Behaviour of Cartilage and Identification at the Cartilage/Pannus Junction.- Regulation of Proteinase Activity.- The Complement System.- Substrate Modulation as a Control Mechanism of Plasma Multienzyme Systems.- Blood Coagulation.- The Kallikrein-Kinin System: A Functional Role of Plasma Kallikrein and Kininogen in Blood Coagulation.- Hydrolysis of Peptide Bonds and Control of Blood Pressure.- Characterization of the Active Site of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme.- Proteolysis and Fertilization.