Ubiquitin-conjugating Enzymes

Protein Degradation

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 102-134

  Eddins, Michael J ^a   Pickart, Cecile M ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochemistry of E2 enzymes; E2; E3 interactions; Functional diversification of the E2 fold; Historical background; Protein degradation; Ubiquitin conjugating enzymes; Ubiquitin like proteins (UbLs)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878361999     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527619320.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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