The hydrophobic domains in the carboxyl-terminal signal for GPI modification and in the amino-terminal leader peptide have similar structural requirements

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 275, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-33

  Yan, Wu ^a   Shen, Feng ^a   Dillon, Bridget ^a   Ratnam, Manohar ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoplasmic reticulum; Folate receptor; Glycosyl phosphatidylinositol; Leader peptide; Signal peptide

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; LEUCINE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; TRITIUM;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL SURFACE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION;

TRITIUM;

EID: 0032498235     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1447     Document Type: Article

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