A Microdomain Formed by the Extracellular Ends of the Transmembrane Domains Promotes Activation of the G Protein-Coupled α-Factor Receptor

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 2041-2051

  Lin, Jennifer C ^a   Duell, Ken ^a   Konopka, James B ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 [(BIOTINOYL)AMINO]ETHYL METHANETHIOSULFONATE; AMINO ACID; CYSTEINE; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; MATING HORMONE ALPHA FACTOR; MATING HORMONE ALPHA FACTOR RECEPTOR; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; NOVOBIOCIN; REAGENT; STE2P PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMOREACTIVITY; LIGAND BINDING; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MICRODOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SYSTEMIC SCANNING MUTAGENESIS; TRANSMEMBRANE DOMAIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; BIOTIN; CELL DIVISION; CYSTEINE; GENES, REPORTER; LIGANDS; MESYLATES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PHEROMONES; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; RECEPTORS, MATING FACTOR; RECEPTORS, PEPTIDE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 1342346495     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.24.5.2041-2051.2004     Document Type: Article

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