Characterization of the ubiquitin-specific protease activity of the mouse/human Unp/Unph oncoprotein

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology

Volumn 1481, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 297-309

  Gilchrist, Catherine A ^a   T Baker, Rohan ^a  

^a Biology and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deubiquitinating enzyme; Proteolysis; Ubiquitin; Ubiquitin specific protease; Unp; USP4

Indexed keywords

ONCOPROTEIN; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

ANIMAL; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CANAVANINE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ENDOPEPTIDASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; MICE; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PLASMIDS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0034730694     PISSN: 01674838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4838(00)00134-5     Document Type: Article

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