Reactivating kinase/p38 phosphorylates τ protein in vitro

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 191-198

  Reynolds, C Hugh ^a   Nebreda, Angel R ^b   Gibb, Graham M ^a   Utton, Michelle A ^a,c   Anderton, Brian H ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

^c GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer; Inflammation; p38; Paired helical filaments; Phosphorylation; Reactivating kinase; Stress;

Indexed keywords

MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE; TAU PROTEIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ENZYME REACTIVATION; HUMAN; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; STOICHIOMETRY; STRESS;

EID: 0030918416     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.69010191.x     Document Type: Article

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