Protein carboxyl methylation and the biochemistry of memory

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 390, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1087-1096

  Li, Zhu ^a   Stock, Jeffry B ^a,b  

^a Signum Biosciences   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Chemotaxis; G protein; Isoprenylcysteine methyltransferase (ICMT); Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A); S adenosylmethionine

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 2A; PROTEIN CARBOXYL METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN KINASE; RAS PROTEIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BRAIN; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHEMOTAXIS; DEMETHYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; ESTERIFICATION; EUKARYOTIC CELL; MEMORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; PRENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN METHYLATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PURKINJE FIBER; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHEMOTAXIS; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; HUMANS; METHYLATION; PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

EID: 70349811179     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: 14374315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BC.2009.133     Document Type: Review

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