Biochemical characterization of a family of proteins that stabilizes a plant Ran protein in its GTP-bound conformation

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 6-7, 2007, Pages 515-520

  Lee, Y ^a   Roux, S J ^b   Kim, S H ^a  

^a Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

GTP binding proteins; Nuclear transport; Ran overlay assay; Ran TC4; RanBP (Ran binding protein); RanGAP (Ran GTPase activating protein)

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; RAN PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PEA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EDETIC ACID; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; KINETICS; PEAS; PLANT PROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RAN GTP-BINDING PROTEIN;

PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 34249986626     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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