Characterization of C. elegans RING finger protein 1, a binding partner of ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme 1

Developmental Biology

Volumn 265, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 446-459

  Crowe, Emily ^a   Candido, E Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

C. elegans; E2; RAD6; RING; RNA interference; ubc 1; Ubiquitylation; Vulva

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; ISOENZYME; RING FINGER PROTEIN 1; UBIQUITIN CONJUGATING ENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; ADULTHOOD; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL NUCLEUS; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EGG LAYING; EMBRYO; ENZYME ASSAY; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE FUNCTION; GONAD; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; INTESTINE; LARVA; NERVE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PHARYNX; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TWO HYBRID SYSTEM; VULVA; WESTERN BLOTTING; YEAST;

EID: 0346022963     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2003.09.037     Document Type: Article

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