CTP synthetase and its role in phospholipid synthesis in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Progress in Lipid Research

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 333-339

  Chang, Yu Fang ^a   Carman, George M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CDP choline; CDP diacylglycerol; CDP ethanolamine; CTP; CTP synthetase; Phospholipid synthesis; Phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYTIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; DIACYLGLYCEROL; ETHANOLAMINE; MEMBRANE PHOSPHOLIPID; NUCLEOTIDE; PHOSPHOLIPID; PROTEIN KINASE C;

ALLOSTERISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEAST;

CARBON-NITROGEN LIGASES; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE; HUMANS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PHOSPHORYLATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 44949191260     PISSN: 01637827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2008.03.004     Document Type: Review

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