Neurofilament triplet protein interactions: Evidence for the preferred formation of NF-L-containing dimers and a putative function for the end domains

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2493-2498

  Carpenter, David A ^a   Ip, Wallace ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytoskeleton; Intermediate filament; Protein protein interaction

Indexed keywords

DESMIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; VIMENTIN;

ARTICLE; CYTOSKELETON; DIMERIZATION; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; NERVE CELL; NEUROFILAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

BASE SEQUENCE; DESMIN; DIMERIZATION; DNA PRIMERS; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; VIMENTIN;

EID: 0029912654     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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