Msb4p, a protein involved in Cdc42p-dependent organization of the actin cytoskeleton, is a Ypt/Rab-specific GAP

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 381, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 453-456

  Albert, Štefan ^a   Gallwitz, Dieter ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

GTPase activating protein; Rab GTPase; Secretion; Vesicular transport; Yeast; Ypt

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN; PROTEIN CDC42; PROTEIN MSB4P; RAB PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL SECRETION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0033923318     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BC.2000.059     Document Type: Article

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