Analysis of iron-sulfur protein maturation in eukaryotes

Nature Protocols

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 753-766

  Pierik, Antonio J ^a   Netz, Daili J A ^a   Lill, Roland ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL NUCLEUS; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOSOL; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; PLASMID; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOSOL; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; IRON RADIOISOTOPES; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; MITOCHONDRIA; PLASMIDS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 69849113825     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2009.39     Document Type: Article

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