In vivo analysis of importin α proteins reveals cellular proliferation inhibition and substrate specificity

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 10246-10255

  Quensel, Christina ^a   Friedrich, Beate ^a,b   Sommer, Thomas ^a   Hartmann, Enno ^c   Kohler, Matthias ^a,d  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^d Osteeklinik Damp GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMITOTIC AGENT; KARYOPHERIN ALPHA; KARYOPHERIN ALPHA1; KARYOPHERIN ALPHA3; KARYOPHERIN ALPHA4; KARYOPHERIN ALPHA5; KARYOPHERIN ALPHA7; KARYOPHERIN BETA; NUCLEOPLASMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; NUCLEAR IMPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ALPHA KARYOPHERINS; APOPTOSIS; BETA KARYOPHERINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SEPARATION; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; CYTOSOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOWN-REGULATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 8644276304     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.24.23.10246-10255.2004     Document Type: Article

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