Analysis of apolipoprotein E nuclear localization using green fluorescent protein and biotinylation approaches

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 409, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 701-709

  Kim, Woojin S ^a   Elliott, David A ^a   Kockx, Maaike ^b   Kritharides, Leonard ^b   Rye, Kerry Anne ^c   Jans, David A ^d   Garner, Brett ^a,b  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c HEART RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein E (apoE); Green fluorescent protein (GFP); Lipoprotein; Live cell imaging; Nuclear targeting

Indexed keywords

CELLS; MEDICAL IMAGING; NEURONS; ONCOLOGY;

APOLIPOPROTEIN E (APOE); GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN (GFP); LIPOPROTEIN; LIVE-CELL IMAGING; NUCLEAR TARGETING;

PROTEINS;

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; APOLIPOPROTEIN E2; APOLIPOPROTEIN E3; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOTINYLATION; CHO CELL; EXOGENOUS VARIABLE; FEMALE; HAMSTER; IMAGING; LIVE CELL IMAGING; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STARVATION;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT, CELL NUCLEUS; ANIMALS; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; BIOTINYLATION; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; CRICETINAE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; HUMANS;

CRICETINAE;

EID: 38949088891     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20071261     Document Type: Article

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