Structure of the C-terminal tail of α-tubulin: Increase of heterogeneity from newborn to adult

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 2104-2114

  Redeker, Virginie ^a   Rusconi, Filippo ^a   Mary, Jean ^a   Promé, Danielle ^a   Rossier, Jean ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Deglutamylation; Mass spectrometry; Polyglutamylation; Posttranslational modifications; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0029800944     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.67052104.x     Document Type: Article

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