Intracellular distribution of an integral nuclear pore membrane protein fused to green fluorescent protein Localization of a targeting domain

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 250, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 808-813

  Söderqvist, Henrik ^a   Imreh, Gabriela ^a   Kihlmark, Madeleine ^a   Linnman, Carolina ^b   Ringertz, Nils ^b   Hallberg, Einar ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Endoplasmic reticulum; Green fluorescent protein; Nuclear pore; Protein trafficking

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DELETION MUTANT; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031574241     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00808.x     Document Type: Article

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