Tubulin-tyrosine ligase, a long-lasting enigma

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 5-10

  Erck, Christian ^a   Frank, Ronald ^b   Wehland, Juergen ^a,b  

^a Abteilung Zellbiologie   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Affinity purification; Post translational modification; Tubulin; Tubulin tyrosine ligase; Tyrosination

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; LIGASE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; TUBULIN; TYROSINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GENE DISRUPTION; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROTUBULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CLONING, MOLECULAR; EPITOPE MAPPING; HUMANS; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033984598     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007523028834     Document Type: Article

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