Changes in three types of ubiquitin mRNA and ubiquitin-protein conjugate levels during lens development

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 595-604

  Yang, Shaojun ^a   Wang Su, Shuh Tuan ^a   Cai, Huicong ^a   Wagner, B J ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Explant culture; Lens; mRNA; Proteasome; Ubiquitin

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; UBIQUITIN; UBIQUITIN A52; UBIQUITIN B; UBIQUITIN C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE DEVELOPMENT; LENS; LENS EPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0036311141     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.2001.1149     Document Type: Article

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