Characterization of DnudC, the Drosophila homolog of an Aspergillus gene that functions in nuclear motility

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 55-68

  Cunniff, John ^a   Chiu, Ya Hui ^b   Morris, N Ron ^b   Warrior, Rahul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; DnudC; Drosophila; Homology; Nuclear migration; nudC

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL MOTILITY; CELL NUCLEUS; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, INSECT; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0030952616     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(97)00085-3     Document Type: Article

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