Role of the amino acid 45 residue in reduced folate carrier function and ion-dependent transport as characterized by site-directed mutagenesis

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 317-323

  Zhao, Rongbao ^a   Gao, Feng ^a   Wang, Pi Jun ^a   Goldman, I David ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; FOLIC ACID; FOLINIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; LEUCINE; METHOTREXATE; TRYPTOPHAN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ION TRANSPORT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; ANIONS; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CARRIER PROTEINS; FOLIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; LEUCOVORIN; LEUKEMIA L1210; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; METHOTREXATE; MICE; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; TETRAHYDROFOLATES; TRANSFECTION; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0033975105     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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