Identification of post-translational modifications resulting from LHβ polymorphisms by matrix-assisted laser desorption time-of-flight mass spectrometric analysis of pituitary LHβ core fragment

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 239-252

  Jacoby, E S ^a   Kicman, A T ^b   Iles, R K ^a,c  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Drug Control Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DITHIOTHREITOL; DNA; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MONOSACCHARIDE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

CARBOHYDRATE CONFORMATION; CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PITUITARY GLAND; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION-IONIZATION;

EID: 0038025670     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/jme.0.0300239     Document Type: Article

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