Pathways of ubiquitin conjugation

FASEB Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 1257-1268

  Haas, Arthur L ^a   Siepmann, Thomas J ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

E2 superfamily; Eukaryotes; Ligation pathway; Protease; Protein specificity

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ARGININE; CARRIER PROTEIN; HISTONE; ISOENZYME; LIGASE; LYSINE; PROTEASOME; PROTEIN; THIOESTER; UBIQUITIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONJUGATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0030695478     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.11.14.9409544     Document Type: Conference Paper

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