A novel function of yeast fatty acid synthase. Subunit α is capable of self-pantetheinylation

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 267, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2666-2671

  Fichtlscherer, Fabienne ^a   Wellein, Christian ^a   Mittag, Maria ^b   Schweizer, Eckhart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

2 protomers; Fatty acid synthase; Interallelic complementation; Reversible dissociation; Self pantetheinylation

Indexed keywords

APOENZYME; COENZYME A; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MUTANT PROTEIN; PANTETHEINE PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE;

ALPHA CHAIN; ARTICLE; DISSOCIATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MODIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; YEAST;

ALLELES; AMIDOHYDROLASES; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; COENZYME A; FATTY ACID SYNTHETASE COMPLEX; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MUTAGENESIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0034111426     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01282.x     Document Type: Article

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