Leucine
"Leucine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An essential branched-chain amino acid important for hemoglobin formation.
| Descriptor ID |
D007930
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.125.070.637 D12.125.142.441
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| Concept/Terms |
Leucine- Leucine
- L-Leucine
- Leucine, L-Isomer
- L-Isomer Leucine
- Leucine, L Isomer
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leucine" by people in Profiles.
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Cohen DR, Curran T. Analysis of dimerization and DNA binding functions in Fos and Jun by domain-swapping: involvement of residues outside the leucine zipper/basic region. Oncogene. 1990 Jun; 5(6):929-39.
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Abate C, Luk D, Gentz R, Rauscher FJ, Curran T. Expression and purification of the leucine zipper and DNA-binding domains of Fos and Jun: both Fos and Jun contact DNA directly. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1990 Feb; 87(3):1032-6.
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Gentz R, Rauscher FJ, Abate C, Curran T. Parallel association of Fos and Jun leucine zippers juxtaposes DNA binding domains. Science. 1989 Mar 31; 243(4899):1695-9.