A mitochondrial-targeting signal is present in the non-catalytic domain of the MELK protein kinase

Cell Biology International

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 196-201

  Chartrain, Isabelle ^a   Blot, Joëlle ^a   Lerivray, Hubert ^a   Guyot, Nicolas ^a   Tassan, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Green fluorescent protein; Mitochondrial targeting signal; Mitochondrion; Protein kinase; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; MATERNAL EMBRYONIC LEUCINE ZIPPER KINASE; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; XENOPUS; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

EID: 33846804085     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellbi.2006.10.005     Document Type: Article

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