Rho-associated kinase, a novel serine/threonine kinase, as a putative target for the small GTP binding protein Rho

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2208-2216

  Matsui, Takeshi ^a   Amano, Mutsuki ^a   Yamamoto, Takaharu ^a   Chihara, Kazuyasu ^a   Nakafuku, Masato ^a   Ito, Masaaki ^b   Nakano, Takeshi ^b   Okawa, Katsuya ^c   Iwamatsu, Akihiro ^c   Kaibuchi, Kozo ^a  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KIRIN BREWERY CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytoskeleton; GTP binding protein; Phosphorylation; Protein kinase; Rho

Indexed keywords

BRAIN PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; GUANOSINE 5' O (3 THIOTRIPHOSPHATE); PROTEIN SERINE THREONINE KINASE; RHO FACTOR; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFECTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 9244257348     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00574.x     Document Type: Article

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