Normal membrane localization and actin association of the NF2 tumor suppressor protein are dependent on folding of its N-terminal domain

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 114, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1901-1912

  Brault, Estelle ^a   Gautreau, Alexis ^b   Lamarine, Marc ^c   Callebaut, Isabelle ^c   Thomas, Gilles ^a   Goutebroze, Laurence ^a  

^a FONDATION JEAN DAUSSET CEPH   (France)

^b INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Actin association; Cellular localization; Folding; Neurofibromatosis type 2; Schwannomin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CHYMOTRYPSIN; MERLIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MUTANT; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

ACTINS; CHYMOTRYPSIN; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTAGENESIS; NEUROFIBROMIN 2; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0034987492     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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