Expression of a minus-end-directed motor protein induces Sf9 cells to form axon-like processes with uniform microtubule polarity orientation

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 110, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 2373-2380

  Sharp, David J ^a   Kuriyama, Ryoko ^b   Essner, Russell ^b   Baas, Peter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon; Kinesin; Microtubule; Mitosis; Motor; Neuron; Spindle

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007675625     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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