Characterization of the signal that directs Bcl-xL, but not Bcl-2, to the mitochondrial outer membrane

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-64

  Kaufmann, Thomas ^a,b   Schlipf, Sarah ^a   Sanz, Javier ^b   Neubert, Karin ^a   Stein, Reuven ^c   Borner, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2; Bcl xL; ER; Mitochondria

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL XL;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MITOCHONDRION; OUTER MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BCL-X PROTEIN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARBONATES; CELL LINE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSOMES; MITOCHONDRIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RATS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0037421190     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200210084     Document Type: Article

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