Roles of ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis in cell cycle control

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 788-799

  Hershko, Avram ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR; CYCLINE; DNA; LIGASE; PROTEASOME; UBIQUITIN;

CELL CYCLE; DNA REPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0030724422     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-0674(97)80079-8     Document Type: Article

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