Molecular basis of the variable mitochondrial and peroxisomal localisation of alanine-glyoxylate aminotransferase

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 241, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 374-385

  Oatey, Paru B ^a   Lumb, Michael J ^a   Danpure, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alanine glyoxylate aminotransferase; Alternative transcription initiation site; Alternative translation initiation site; Mitochondrial protein import; Peroxisomal protein import

Indexed keywords

ALANINE GLYOXYLATE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CAT; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIBROBLAST; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MARMOSET; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CALLITHRIX; CATS; CELL LINE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; MICROBODIES; MICROINJECTIONS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MITOCHONDRIA; PLASMIDS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RABBITS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; TRANSAMINASES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; MAMMALIA; MARMOSETS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0029858734     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.00374.x     Document Type: Article

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