Analysis of RhoA and Rho GEF activity in whole cells and the cell nucleus

Nature Protocols

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2050-2060

  Guilluy, Christophe ^a   Dubash, Adi D ^b   García Mata, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL EXTRACT; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL ISOLATION; CELL LYSATE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; WESTERN BLOTTING; WHOLE CELL;

CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL NUCLEUS; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; HEK293 CELLS; HUMANS; RHOA GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

EID: 84861738385     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2011.411     Document Type: Article

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