Molecular mechanisms of nuclear protein transport

Critical Reviews in Eukaryotic Gene Expression

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 61-72

  Moroianu, Junona ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

karyopherin; nuclear export; nuclear import; nuclear pore complex; nucleoporins; Ran

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 0030969664     PISSN: 10454403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevEukarGeneExpr.v7.i1-2.40     Document Type: Article

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