Caspases cleave and inhibit the microRNA processing protein DiGeorge Critical Region 8

Protein Science

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 797-808

  Gong, Ming ^a   Chen, Yanqiu ^a   Senturia, Rachel ^a   Ulgherait, Matthew ^a   Faller, Michael ^a   Guo, Feng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; DiGeorge syndrome; Ferric heme; MicroRNA biogenesis; Pasha; RNA binding protein

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CASPASE 3; DICER; FERRIC ION; HEME; MICRORNA; PROTEIN; PROTEIN DIGEORGE CRITICAL REGION 8; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; RNA PROCESSING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; APOPTOSIS; CASPASES; HELA CELLS; HEME; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEINS; PROTEOLYSIS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 84861434708     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.2062     Document Type: Article

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