Rin, a neuron-specific and calmodulin-binding small G-protein, and Rit define a novel subfamily of Ras proteins

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 6784-6794

  Lee, Ching Hsien J ^a,b   Della, Neil G ^a   Chew, Christina E ^a   Zack, Donald J ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CAAX box; calcium signaling; calmodulin; neuron specific; Ras like protein; signal transduction; small G protein

Indexed keywords

CALMODULIN BINDING PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; RAS PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MONKEY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0029861489     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-21-06784.1996     Document Type: Article

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