Modulation of the intracellular stability and toxicity of diphtheria toxin through degradation by the N-end rule pathway

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 615-625

  Falnes, Pål Ø ^a   Olsnes, Sjur ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Diphtheria toxin; FLAG epitope; N end rule; Protein degradation; Vero cells

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DIPHTHERIA TOXIN; ELONGATION FACTOR 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TOXIN ANALYSIS; VERO CELL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CELL FRACTIONATION; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; DIPEPTIDES; DIPHTHERIA TOXIN; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; MUTAGENESIS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PEPTIDES; PROTEASOME ENDOPEPTIDASE COMPLEX; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RETICULOCYTES; VERO CELLS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032518925     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.2.615     Document Type: Article

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