The G protein α chaperone Ric-8 as a potential therapeutic target

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 52-63

  Papasergi, Makaía ^a   Patel, Bharti R ^a   Tall, Gregory G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR; RESISTANCE TO INHIBITORS OF CHOLINESTERASE 8A PROTEIN; RESISTANCE TO INHIBITORS OF CHOLINESTERASE 8B PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DRUG TARGETING; HUMAN; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84919727630     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: 15210111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/mol.114.094664     Document Type: Article

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