Intracellular green fluorescent protein-polyalanine aggregates are associated with cell death

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 348, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-19

  Rankin, Julia ^a   Wyttenbach, Andreas ^a   Rubinsztein, David C ^a  

^a WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Huntington's disease; Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy; Polyglutamine; Trinucleotide

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BIOPOLYMERS; CELL DEATH; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; PEPTIDES;

ANIMALIA; ATAXIA;

EID: 0034657126     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/0264-6021:3480015     Document Type: Article

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