Methylation regulates the intracellular protein-protein and protein-RNA interactions of FMRP

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 119, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1933-1946

  Dolzhanskaya, Natalia ^a   Merz, George ^a   Aletta, John M ^b   Denman, Robert B ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic granules; FMRP; Fragile X syndrome; Methylation; PRMT; Stress granules

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; FLUORESCENT DYE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; HOMODIMER; MESSENGER RNA; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL GRANULE; CELL SUBPOPULATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN METHYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; PROTEIN TARGETING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RIBOSOME; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

ANIMALS; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; DIMERIZATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; METHYLATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RABBITS; RIBOSOMES; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 33744516148     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.02882     Document Type: Article

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