Molecular characterization of myoplasmin-C1: A cytoskeletal component localized in the myoplasm of the ascidian egg

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 206, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 72-79

  Nishikata, Takahito ^a,b   Wada, Michiko ^a  

^a KONAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ascidian; Cytoskeleton; Heptad repeat; Myoplasm; Myoplasmin C1 cDNA analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; TROPOMYOSIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; EGG; GENE ISOLATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUSCLE FIBRIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0029801952     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004270050032     Document Type: Article

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