Ypt/Rab GTPases and intracellular membrane trafficking: An overview

Rab GTPases and Membrane Trafficking

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 3-17

  Li, Guangpu ^a   Segev, Nava ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

GTP binding protein; GTPase; Membrane trafficking; Rab; Vesicular transport; Ypt

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882727744     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2174/978160805365011201010003     Document Type: Chapter

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