A novel protein complex promoting formation of functional α- and γ-tubulin

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 952-966

  Geissler, Silke ^a   Siegers, Katja ^b   Schiebel, Elmar ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b BEATSON INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

tubulin; Chaperonin; Spindle pole body; TRiC; Tub4p

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; BENOMYL; CYTOPLASM PROTEIN; ISOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; COLD SENSITIVITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; DEPOLYMERIZATION; LETHAL MUTANT; MICROTUBULE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; BENOMYL; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS, HETEROCYCLIC; CARRIER PROTEINS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; CYTOPLASM; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENES, FUNGAL; GENES, LETHAL; HUMANS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MICE; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MICROTUBULES; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN BINDING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; THIAZOLES; THIAZOLIDINES; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; TUBULIN;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032481303     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.4.952     Document Type: Article

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