The Polycomb Protein Ring1B Generates Self Atypical Mixed Ubiquitin Chains Required for Its In Vitro Histone H2A Ligase Activity

Molecular Cell

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 701-711

  Ben Saadon, Ronen ^a   Zaaroor, Daphna ^a   Ziv, Tamar ^a   Ciechanover, Aaron ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

PROTEINS

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H2A; LIGASE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN BMI1; PROTEIN RING1B; UBIQUITIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STABILITY; UBIQUITINATION;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HELA CELLS; HISTONES; HUMANS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROTEASOME ENDOPEPTIDASE COMPLEX; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; UBIQUITIN; UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASES;

EID: 33751515474     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2006.10.022     Document Type: Article

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