A novel rat homolog of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae ubiquitin- conjugating enzymes UBC4 and UBC5 with distinct biochemical features is induced during spermatogenesis

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 4064-4072

  Wing, Simon S ^a   Bédard, Nathalie ^a   Morales, Carlos ^a   Hingamp, Pascal ^a   Trasler, Jacquetta ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; UBIQUITIN CONJUGATING ENZYME;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0029898412     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.16.8.4064     Document Type: Article

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