Structure of mammalian protein geranylgeranyltransferase type-I

EMBO Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 5963-5974

  Taylor, Jeffrey S ^a   Reid, T Scott ^a   Terry, Kimberly L ^a   Casey, Patrick J ^a   Beese, Lorena S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; G proteins; Lipid modification; Protein prenylation; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYLALLYLTRANSFERASE; FARNESYL DIPHOSPHATE; GERANYLGERANYLTRANSFERASE I; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; POINT MUTATION; PRENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0344874683     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdg571     Document Type: Article

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