Structural basis for the function of the heterotrimeric G-proteins

Seminars in Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 175-188

  Weng, Gezhi ^a   Jordan, J Dedrick ^a   Chen, Yibang ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

G protein function; G protein structure; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBUNIT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROLYSIS; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032076377     PISSN: 10445765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/smns.1998.0125     Document Type: Article

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