Regulation of phosphorylation pathways by p21 GTPases. The p21 Ras-related Rho subfamily and its role in phosphoryltion signalling pathways

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 242, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 171-185

  Lim, Louis ^a,b   Manser, Edward ^b   Leung, Thomas ^b   Hall, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Mitogen activated kinase pathways; Morphology; p21 activated kinase; Rho guanosine triphosphatase; Rho binding kinase

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN P21; RAF PROTEIN;

CELL STRUCTURE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; MEMBRANE BINDING; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW;

MAMMALIA; METAZOA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0029805324     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0171r.x     Document Type: Review

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