The Drosophila bifocal gene encodes a novel protein which colocalizes with actin and is necessary for photoreceptor morphogenesis

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 5521-5529

  Bahri, Sami M ^a   Yang, Xiaohang ^a   Chia, William ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; F ACTIN; GENE PRODUCT;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENE MUTATION; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA;

EID: 0030747733     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.17.9.5521     Document Type: Article

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