Conformational control of Bax localization and apoptotic activity by Pro168

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 164, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1021-1032

  Schinzel, Anna ^a,b,d   Kaufmann, Thomas ^a,b   Schuler, Martin ^c   Martinalbo, Jorge ^a   Grubb, David ^a   Borner, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Division of Biochemistry   (Switzerland)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2 family; Mitochondria; NH2 terminal exposure; Targeting

Indexed keywords

MUTANT PROTEIN; PROLINE; PROLINE 168; PROTEIN BAX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CYTOSOL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; KNOCKOUT GENE; MITOCHONDRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 1842613595     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200309013     Document Type: Article

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