Overexpression, purification and characterization of Dictyostelium calcineurin A

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 335-343

  Hellstern, S ^a   Dammann, H ^a   Husain, Q ^a   Mutzel, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

affinity chromatography; calcineurin A; calcium; calmodulin; Dictyostelium discoideum; phosphatase; phosphorylation; protein; signal transduction

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN A; CALCIUM; CALMODULIN; PHOSPHATASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

DICTYOSTELIUM; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM;

EID: 0031010597     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(97)81589-6     Document Type: Article

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