The cellular "networking" of mammalian Hsp27 and its functions in the control of protein folding, redox state and apoptosis

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 594, Issue , 2007, Pages 14-26

  Arrigo, André Patrick ^a  

^a CENTRE DE GÉNÉTIQUE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 27; MESSENGER RNA;

APOPTOSIS; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84934439863     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-39975-1_2     Document Type: Review

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