E2 enzymes: More than just middle men

Cell Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 423-440

  Stewart, Mikaela D ^a   Ritterhoff, Tobias ^a   Klevit, Rachel E ^a   Brzovic, Peter S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

E2; HECT; RING; ubiquitin conjugating enzymes

Indexed keywords

UBIQUITIN CONJUGATING ENZYME; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; UBIQUITIN-CONJUGATING ENZYMES; UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASES;

EID: 84963620311     PISSN: 10010602     EISSN: 17487838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/cr.2016.35     Document Type: Review

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