A highly divergent γ-tubulin gene is essential for cell growth and proper microtubule organization in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 131, Issue 6 II, 1995, Pages 1775-1788

  Sobel, Suzanne G ^a   Snyder, Michael ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; TUBULIN;

ARTICLE; FUNGUS GROWTH; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

BASE SEQUENCE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; DNA, FUNGAL; GENE EXPRESSION; MICROTUBULES; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TUBULIN;

EID: 0029614344     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.131.6.1775     Document Type: Article

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