Alternatively spliced forms of the Drosophila αps 2 subunit of integrin are sufficient for viability and can replace the function of the αps1 subunit of integrin in the retina

Development

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1985-1994

  Roote, Carol E ^a   Zusman, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ps2; Cell adhesion; Drosophila; Integrin; Retinal maintenance

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CATION; INTEGRIN; LIGAND; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; FORELIMB; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; SURVIVAL; TRANSGENE;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; INTEGRIN ALPHA CHAINS; INTEGRINS; MALE; RETINA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029955198     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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