The signal cascade for the activation of protein synthesis during the maturation of starfish oocytes: A role for protein kinase C and homologies with maturation in Xenopus and mammalian oocytes

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 30, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 81-97

  Hille, Merrill B ^a   Xu, Zhe ^c   Dholakia, Jaydev N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

MAP kinase; Meiotic maturation; Mos kinase; MPF; p34cdc2 kinase; Phosphoryation; Protein kinase C; Protein synthesis initiation factors; Starfish oocytes; Translation

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ASTERIAS; ASTEROIDEA; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030426405     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.1996.9672534     Document Type: Article

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