The microtubule-associated tau protein has intrinsic acetyltransferase activity

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 756-762

  Cohen, Todd J ^a   Friedmann, Dave ^b   Hwang, Andrew W ^a   Marmorstein, Ronen ^b   Lee, Virginia M Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b WISTAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; TAU PROTEIN;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; KINETICS; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TARGETING;

ACETYLATION; ACETYLTRANSFERASES; CYSTEINE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; KINETICS; LYSINE; MICROTUBULES; PROTEIN BINDING; TAU PROTEINS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84878937633     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2555     Document Type: Article

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