WD-repeat proteins: Structure characteristics, biological function, and their involvement in human diseases

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 14, 2001, Pages 2085-2097

  Li, D ^a   Roberts, R ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cockayne syndrome; Mutation; Protein interaction; Signal transduction; Transcription; Triple A syndrome; WD repeat

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; TRYPTOPHAN DERIVATIVE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; APOPTOSIS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COCKAYNE SYNDROME; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; GENE MUTATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; RNA PROCESSING; RNA SYNTHESIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0035664074     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00000838     Document Type: Review

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