Gas6-mediated signaling is dependent on the engagement of its gamma-carboxyglutamic acid domain with phosphatidylserine

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 376, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-73

  Rajotte, Isabelle ^a   Hasanbasic, Ines ^a   Blostein, Mark ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endothelium; Gamma carboxylation; Gas6

Indexed keywords

GROWTH ARREST SPECIFIC PROTEIN 6; LIPOCORTIN 5; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

1-CARBOXYGLUTAMIC ACID; CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 52049114343     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.08.083     Document Type: Article

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