Differential targeting of closely related ECM glycoproteins: The pherophorin family from Volvox

EMBO Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-34

  Godl, Klaus ^a   Hallmann, Armin ^a   Wenzl, Stephan ^a   Sumper, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

ECM glycoproteins; Green algae; Hydroxyproline rich glycoproteins; Pherophorins; Volvox

Indexed keywords

ARABINOSE; CARBOHYDRATE; GLYCOPROTEIN; PROLINE DERIVATIVE; SCLEROPROTEIN; SEX PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FLAGELLATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TARGETING; SOLUBILITY;

ALGAE, GREEN; ALGAL PROTEINS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABINOSE; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CLONING, MOLECULAR; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; GLYCOPROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; PHEROMONES; PHOSPHORIC DIESTER HYDROLASES; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0031023426     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.1.25     Document Type: Article

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