Deciphering the molecular and functional basis of Dbl family proteins: A novel systematic approach toward classification of selective activation of the Rho family proteins

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 288, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 4486-4500

  Jaiswal, Mamta ^a   Dvorsky, Radovan ^a   Ahmadian, Mohammad Reza ^a  

^a Department of Orthopedic Surgery   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; B-CELL LYMPHOMA; CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; CATALYTIC EFFICIENCIES; CELL POLARITY; CELLULAR PROCESS; FUNCTIONAL BASIS; FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; META-ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE; PROTEIN FAMILY; RHO FAMILY; RHO PROTEINS; SELECTIVE ACTIVATION; SUBSTRATE SELECTIVITY; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS;

AMINO ACIDS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; DISEASES; NUCLEOTIDES; POSITIVE IONS;

PROTEINS;

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR; PROTEIN DBL; RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALS; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; HUMANS; MICE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; RHO GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 84873676027     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: 1083351X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M112.429746     Document Type: Article

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