Crystallization and initial X-ray diffraction characterization of complexes of FxFG nucleoporin repeats with nuclear transport factors

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 240-247

  Bayliss, Richard ^a   Kent, Helen M ^a   Corbett, Anita H ^b   Stewart, Murray ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex; Crystallization; Importin ; Native PAGE; NTF2

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; KARYOPHERIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; NUCLEOPORIN; PROTEIN NTF2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; CYTOPLASM; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0033763895     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.2000.4297     Document Type: Article

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