Structure, interactions, and dynamics of the RING domain from human TRAF6

Protein Science

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 602-614

  Mercier, Pascal ^a   Lewis, Michael J ^a   Hau, D Duong ^a   Saltibus, Linda F ^a   Xiao, Wei ^b   Spyracopoulos, Leo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

E3 ubiquitin ligase; Polyubiquitination; TRAF6; Ubc13; Ubiquitin; Uev1a

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR ASSOCIATED FACTOR 6; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE; ZINC;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TITRIMETRY;

CYSTEINE; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; TNF RECEPTOR-ASSOCIATED FACTOR 6; ZINC;

EID: 33947721445     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.062358007     Document Type: Article

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