Getting into position: The catalytic mechanisms of protein of protein ubiquitylation

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 379, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 513-525

  Passmore, Lori A ^a   Barford, David ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E1; E2; E3; Post translational modification; RING finger; Ubiquitin

Indexed keywords

CELLS; ENZYMES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SUBSTRATES;

CELLULAR PATHWAY; UBIQUITYLATION;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

ENZYME;

CATALYSIS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UBIQUITINATION;

ANIMALS; CATALYSIS; PROTEINS; UBIQUITIN; UBIQUITIN-CONJUGATING ENZYMES; UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASES;

EID: 2542579359     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20040198     Document Type: Review

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