On how a transcription factor can avoid its proteolytic activation in the absence of signal transduction

EMBO Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 719-728

  Espeso, Eduardo A ^a,c   Roncal, Tomás ^a,b   Díez, Eliecer ^a   Rainbow, Lynne ^c   Bignell, Elaine ^c   Álvaro, Josué ^a   Suárez, Teresa ^a   Denison, Steven H ^d   Tilburn, Joan ^c   Arst Jr , Herbert N ^b   Peñalva, Miguel A ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ECKERD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; PacC; pH regulation; Protein interactions; Proteolytic processing

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 0034651528     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.4.719     Document Type: Article

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