Posttranslational regulation of neurofibromin content in melanocytes of neurofibromatosis type 1 patients

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 291, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 312-317

  Kaufmann, Dieter ^a   Bartelt, Britta ^a   Hoffmeyer, Sven ^a   Müller, Ralf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

M. Recklinghausen; Melanocytes; Neurofibromin half life; NF1

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NEUROFIBROMIN; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAFE AU LAIT SPOT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MELANOCYTE; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHILD; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS; MELANOCYTES; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; NEUROFIBROMIN 1; PROTEIN ISOPRENYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; PROTEINS; REFERENCE VALUES; RNA, MESSENGER; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE;

EID: 0033011733     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004030050415     Document Type: Article

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