Tubulin synthesis and assembly in differentiating neurons

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 103-117

  Laferrière, Nicole B ^a   MacRae, Thomas H ^b   Brown, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Microtubule associated proteins; Microtubules; Neuronal differentiation; Tubulin isotypes; Tubulin posttranslational modifications

Indexed keywords

MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; TUBULIN;

ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROTUBULE; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HUMANS; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MICROTUBULES; NEURONS; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; TUBULIN;

EID: 0030627521     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o97-032     Document Type: Article

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