The arrestin-like protein ArtA is essential for ubiquitination and endocytosis of the UapA transporter in response to both broad-range and specific signals

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 301-317

  Karachaliou, Mayia ^a   Amillis, Sotiris ^a   Evangelinos, Minoas ^a   Kokotos, Alexandros C ^a   Yalelis, Vassilis ^a   Diallinas, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ASPARTATE GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; CARRIER PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; LYSINE; PROLINE; PROTEIN HULA; PROTEIN UAPA; PURINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIC ACID; XANTHINE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCYTOSIS; FUNGAL STRUCTURES; FUNGUS GROWTH; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UBIQUITINATION;

ARRESTIN; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ENDOCYTOSIS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; PROLINE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PURINES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; UBIQUITINATION; VACUOLES;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 84876165804     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12184     Document Type: Article

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