Desmin degradation and Ca2+-dependent proteolysis during myoblast fusion

Biology of the Cell

Volumn 85, Issue 2-3, 1995, Pages 177-183

  Elamrani, Najat ^a   Brustis, Jean Jacques ^a   Dourdin, Nathalie ^a   Balcerzak, Denis ^a   Poussard, Sylvie ^a   Cottin, Patrick ^a   Ducastaing, André ^a  

^a INRA   (France)

Author keywords

desmin; fusion; m calpain; myoblast culture

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CALPAIN; CALPEPTIN; DESMIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FUSION; EMBRYO; HYDROLYSIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MYOBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RAT;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALPAIN; CELL FUSION; CELLS, CULTURED; DESMIN; DIPEPTIDES; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0029555849     PISSN: 02484900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0248-4900(96)85278-6     Document Type: Article

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