Analysis of epitope-tagged forms of the dyskeratosis congenita protein (dyskerin): Identification of a nuclear localization signal

Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 305-309

  Youssoufian, Hagop ^a   Gharibyan, Vazganoush ^a   Qatanani, Mohammed ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyskeratosis congenita; Fanconi anemia; Hematopoietic failure; Subcellular localization

Indexed keywords

DYSKERIN; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; BONE MARROW DEPRESSION; CELL NUCLEUS; DYSKERATOSIS CONGENITA; FANCONI ANEMIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RIBOSOME; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033368572     PISSN: 10799796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcmd.1999.0258     Document Type: Article

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