Worm Breeder's Gazette 13(2): 102 (February 1, 1994)

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Exploring the function of ubc-2

Mei Zhen, E. Peter M. Candido

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2146 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC Canada
V6 T1Z3

Our lab is studying the function of the ubiquitin-mediated selective protein degradation system in C. elegans. The ubc-2 gene, which encodes an E2 or ubiquitin conjugating enzyme, has been cloned and characterized (Zhen et al., MCB 13: 1371-1377, 1993).