The ubiquitin-protein ligase E6-associated protein (E6-AP) serves as its own substrate

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 254, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 643-649

  Nuber, Ulrike ^a   Schwarz, Sylvia E ^a   Scheffner, Martin ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

(E6 AP); Degradation; Ubiquitin; Ubiquitin protein ligase

Indexed keywords

UBIQUITIN; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME CHEMISTRY; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS;

EID: 0032525905     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2540643.x     Document Type: Article

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