Biochemical and Biological Functions of Isoprenylcysteine Carboxyl Methyltransferase

Enzymes

Volumn 30, Issue , 2011, Pages 71-90

  Court, Helen ^a   Hahne, Kalub ^b   Philips, Mark R ^a   Hrycyna, Christine A ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

A Factor; CaaX motif; Geranylgeranyltransferase I; Hutchinson Gilford progeria; Isoprenylcysteine carboxyl methyltransferase; Ras proteins

Indexed keywords

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EID: 81255189429     PISSN: 18746047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-415922-8.00004-5     Document Type: Chapter

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