| Literature DB >> 2846272 |
A L Schwartz1, A Ciechanover, R A Brandt, H J Geuze.
Abstract
Ubiquitin, a 76 amino acid protein, is covalently attached to abnormal and short-lived proteins, thus marking them for ATP-dependent proteolysis in eukaryotic cells. Free (unconjugated) ubiquitin was localized in hepatoma cells using affinity purified anti-ubiquitin antibodies and colloidal gold immunoelectron microscopy. The anti-ubiquitin antibodies recognize only unconjugated ubiquitin. Ubiquitin is found within the cytoplasm, nucleus, the microvilli, autophagic vacuoles and lysosomes.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 2846272 PMCID: PMC454677 DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1988.tb03158.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: EMBO J ISSN: 0261-4189 Impact factor: 11.598