Identification and characterization of activating and conjugating enzymes of the ubiquitin system from the unicellular alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Plant Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 90-95

  Schunn, C ^a   Von Kampen, J ^b   Nielander U ^c   Wettern, M ^c  

^a Amersham Biosciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Chlamydomonas; Phosphorylation; UBA; UBC; Ubiquitin

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0344026251     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1999.tb00713.x     Document Type: Article

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