Small GTPase Ran and Ran-binding proteins

Biomolecular Concepts

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 307-318

  Nagai, Masahiro ^a   Yoneda, Yoshihiro ^a,a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

cancer; cell fate determination; importin ; nucleocytoplasmic transport; Ran

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873591917     PISSN: 18685021     EISSN: 1868503X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bmc-2011-0068     Document Type: Article

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