RhoN, a novel small GTP-binding protein expressed predominantly in neurons and hepatic stellate cells

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 74-81

  Nishi, Miyuki ^a   Takeshima, Hiroshi ^a   Houtani, Takeshi ^b   Nakagawara, Kan Ichi ^c   Noda, Tetsuo ^d   Sugimoto, Tetsuo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Nihon Gene Research Laboratories   (Japan)

^d CANCER INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

CDNA cloning; Chromosomal mapping; Genomic organization; In situ hybridization; Rho subfamily; RNA blot hybridization; Small GTP binding protein

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; AMINO ACID; BOTULINUM TOXIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; RHO FACTOR; RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; GENE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RNA HYBRIDIZATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; STELLATE CELL;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSE; ANIMALS; ANTI-DYSKINESIA AGENTS; ANTISENSE ELEMENTS (GENETICS); BOTULINUM TOXINS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EXONS; GENOME; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTRONS; LIVER; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RHO GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033528722     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(99)00039-X     Document Type: Article

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