A microsomal ATP-binding protein involved in efficient protein transport into the mammalian endoplasmic reticulum

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 24, 1996, Pages 6931-6942

  Dierks, Thomas ^b   Volkmer, Jörg ^a   Schlenstedt, Gabriel ^a   Jung, Christoph ^a   Sandholzer, Ute ^b   Zachmann, Karolin ^b   Schlotterhose, Petra ^b   Neifer, Klaus ^b   Schmidt, Bernhard ^b   Zimmermann, Richard ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

ATP; Grp170; Lhs1p; Mammalian microsomes; Protein transport

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CALRETICULIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN DISULFIDE ISOMERASE; RIBOSOME PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; MICROSOME; NONHUMAN; PHOTOAFFINITY LABELING; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTEOLIPOSOME;

EID: 12644318785     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb01085.x     Document Type: Article

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