Taspase1: A threonine aspartase required for cleavage of MLL and proper HOX gene expression

Cell

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 293-303

  Hsieh, James J D ^a   Cheng, Emily H Y ^a   Korsmeyer, Stanley J ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMER; ENZYME; MIXED LINEAGE LEUKEMIA PROTEIN; PROTEINASE; RNA; TASPASE 1; THREONINE ASPARTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOX GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

ARTHROPODA; CHORDATA; METAZOA;

EID: 0345276803     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(03)00816-X     Document Type: Article

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