Sphingolipid synthesis: Identification and characterization of mammalian cDNAs encoding the Lcb2 subunit of serine palmitoyltransferase

Gene

Volumn 177, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 237-241

  Nagiec, M Marek ^a   Lester, Robert L ^a   Dickson, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminolevulinic acid synthase; Ceramide; Heme; Sphingosine

Indexed keywords

5 AMINOLEVULINATE SYNTHASE; CERAMIDE; CHIMERIC PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; SERINE PALMITOYLTRANSFERASE; SPHINGOLIPID; TRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE ISOLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KLUYVEROMYCES; LIPOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; YEAST CELL;

ANIMALIA; KLUYVEROMYCES; KLUYVEROMYCES LACTIS; MAMMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 0030600475     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(96)00309-5     Document Type: Article

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