Myosin light chain phosphatase: Subunit composition, interactions and regulation

Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 325-341

  Hartshorne, David J ^a   Ito, Masaaki ^b   Erdödi, Ferenc ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKYRIN; CALCIUM; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC GMP; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHOLIPID; PROTEIN KINASE C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOSIN-LIGHT-CHAIN PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 0031798554     PISSN: 01424319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005385302064     Document Type: Review

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