A nucleolar targeting sequence in the Werner syndrome protein resides within residues 949-1092

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 115, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 3901-3907

  von Kobbe, Cayetano ^a   Bohr, Vilhelm A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

In vivo localization; Nucleolar targeting sequence; Werner syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CELL PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WERNER SYNDROME PROTEIN; HELICASE; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; RECQ HELICASE; WRN PROTEIN, HUMAN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; NUCLEOLUS; PREMATURE AGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; WERNER SYNDROME; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; HELA CELL; METABOLISM; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEOLUS; DNA HELICASES; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MICE; MUTATION; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNALS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RECQ HELICASES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WERNER SYNDROME;

EID: 0037107539     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.00076     Document Type: Article

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