Polycomb group protein RING1B is a direct substrate of Caspases-3 and -9

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research

Volumn 1773, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 844-852

  Wong, Chung Kai ^a   Chen, Zhengming ^b   So, Ka Lun ^a   Li, De ^c   Li, Peng ^a,c  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY   (Singapore)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Caspase 3; Caspase 9; Nuclear localization; Polycomb group protein; Ring1B; Transcriptional repression

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEINS AND BINDING PROTEINS; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 9; POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN; PROTEIN RING1B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT, CELL NUCLEUS; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 9; CELL NUCLEUS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; COS CELLS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASES;

EID: 34249738746     PISSN: 01674889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2007.02.005     Document Type: Article

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