Membrane topology of yeast alkaline ceramidase YPC1

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 452, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 585-594

  Ramachandra, Nagaraju ^a   Conzelmann, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ceramidase; CREST superfamily; Cysteine residue accessibility; Topology; Yeast phyto ceramidase 1 (YPC1)

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A; ALKALINE CERAMIDASE; CYSTEINE; DISULFIDE; LYSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YEAST PHYTOCERAMIDASE 1;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MICROSOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MOTIF;

ALKALINE CERAMIDASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; CYSTEINE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS;

EID: 84878394601     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: 14708728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20130085     Document Type: Article

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