Mammalian transcription factor ATF6 is synthesized as a transmembrane protein and activated by proteolysis in response to endoplasmic reticulum stress

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3787-3799

  Haze, Kyosuke ^a   Yoshida, Hiderou ^a   Yanagi, Hideki ^a   Yura, Takashi ^a   Mori, Kazutoshi ^a  

^a Kyoto University   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 6; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DITHIOTHREITOL; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; THAPSIGARGIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0032693671     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.10.11.3787     Document Type: Article

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