Effect of C-terminal truncations on MLK7 catalytic activity and JNK activation

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 310, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 452-457

  Yu, Xiaohong ^a   Bloem, Laura J ^a  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

JNK; Leucine zipper; Mixed lineage kinase; MLK; p38; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; MIXED LINEAGE KINASE 7; PROTEIN SERINE THREONINE KINASE; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0141793786     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.09.075     Document Type: Article

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