Molecular dissection of autophagy: Two ubiquitin-like systems

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 211-216

  Ohsumi, Yoshinori ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATG7 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; ATG8 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; PROTEIN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN; UBIQUITIN;

AUTOPHAGY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL VACUOLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LYSOSOME; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AUTOPHAGY; LYSOSOMES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; UBIQUITINS; VACUOLES;

EID: 0035286734     PISSN: 14710072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35056522     Document Type: Review

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