Dual lipid modification motifs in G(α) and G(γ) subunits are required for full activity of the pheromone response pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 957-968

  Manahan, Carol L ^a   Patnana, Madhavi ^a   Blumer, Kendall J ^a   Linder, Maurine E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; LIPID; MYRISTIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; PHEROMONE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; PALMITOYLATION; PRENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0034098922     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.11.3.957     Document Type: Article

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