A protein conjugation system essential for autophagy

Noboru Mizushima; Takeshi Noda; Tamotsu Yoshimori; Yae Tanaka; Tomoko Ishii; Michael D. George; Daniel J. Klionsky; Mariko Ohsumi; Yoshinori Ohsumi

doi:10.1038/26506

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AutophagyUbiquitinVacuoleBiochemistryCell biologyCytoplasmAmino acidSaccharomyces cerevisiaeLysineBiologyMutantYeastBAG3Ubiquitin-conjugating enzymeChemistryUbiquitin ligaseGene

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Year: 1998
Type: article
Volume: 395
Issue: 6700
Pages: 395-398
Citations: 1639
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                                    Noboru Mizushima, 
                                
                                    Takeshi Noda, 
                                
                                    Tamotsu Yoshimori
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1998). 
                            A protein conjugation system essential for autophagy. 
                            Nature
                            , 395
                            (6700)
                            , 395-398.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/26506
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/26506