Human papillomavirus type 16 E6 induces self-ubiquitination of the E6AP ubiquitin-protein ligase

Journal of Virology

Volumn 74, Issue 14, 2000, Pages 6408-6417

  Kao, Wynn H ^a   Beaudenon, Sylvie L ^b   Talis, Andrea L ^a   Huibregtse, Jon M ^b   Howley, Peter M ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN P53; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE; VIRUS ENZYME;

ARTICLE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME MECHANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WART VIRUS;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATALYSIS; HUMANS; LIGASES; MUTATION; ONCOGENE PROTEINS, VIRAL; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEASOME ENDOPEPTIDASE COMPLEX; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANSFECTION; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P53; UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASES; UBIQUITINS;

EID: 0033919402     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.74.14.6408-6417.2000     Document Type: Article

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