The E2-E3 interaction in the N-end rule pathway: The RING-H2 finger of E3 is required for the synthesis of multiubiquitin chain

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 6832-6844

  Xie, Youming ^a   Varshavsky, Alexander ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

E2; E3; N end rule; Proteasome; RING finger; Ubiquitin

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; UBIQUITIN; UBIQUITIN CONJUGATING ENZYME;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TOPOGRAPHY;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0033485869     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.23.6832     Document Type: Article

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