Neuronal Cdc2-like kinase: From cell cycle to neuronal function

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 419-429

  Tang, Damu ^a   Lee, Ki Young ^b   Qi, Zhong ^b   Matsuura, Isao ^a   Wang, Jerry H ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cdc2 kinase; Cdk5; Neuronal Cdk5 activator

Indexed keywords

CDK5 PROTEIN, HUMAN; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE 5; PROTEIN SERINE THREONINE KINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CELL CYCLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DIMERIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NERVE CELL; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL CYCLE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE 5; CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASES; DIMERIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEURONS; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030339413     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o96-046     Document Type: Review

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