A Cytotoxic Ribonuclease Variant with a Discontinuous Nuclear Localization Signal Constituted by Basic Residues Scattered Over Three Areas of the Molecule

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 360, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 548-557

  Rodriguez M ^a   Benito, A ^a   Tubert, P ^a   Castro, J ^a   Ribo M ^a   Beaumelle, B ^b   Vilanova, M ^a  

^a Sensors and Biosensors Group   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

human pancreatic ribonuclease; importin ; molecular recognition; NLS; protein protein interactions

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PROTEIN PE5; RIBONUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENERGY TRANSFER; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RECEPTOR BINDING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 33745674259     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.05.048     Document Type: Article

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