Formin proteins: A domain-based approach

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 342-353

  Higgs, Henry N ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; METHENAMINE; PROFILIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEPOLYMERIZATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SRC HOMOLOGY DOMAIN; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CONTRACTILE PROTEINS; FETAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROFILINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RHO GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 18844438774     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2005.04.014     Document Type: Review

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