GCN20, a novel ATP binding cassette protein, and GCN1 reside in a complex that mediates activation of the elF-2α kinase GCN2 in amino acid-starved cells

EMBO Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 13, 1995, Pages 3184-3199

  Vazquez De Aldana, Carlos R ^a   Maiton, Matthew J ^a   Hinnebusch, Alan G ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

ABC proteins; eIF 2 kinases; GCN2; GCN20; Translation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BINDING PROTEIN; INITIATION FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN KINASE;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE MUTATION; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RICE; RNA TRANSLATION; TRANSLATION INITIATION; YEAST;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0029001571     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1995.tb07321.x     Document Type: Article

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