The KH domain protein encoded by quaking functions as a dimer and is essential for notochord development in Xenopus embryos

Genes and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 2176-2190

  Zorn, Aaron M ^a,b   Krieg, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

KH domain; Notochord; Quaking; RNA binding; Xenopus; Xqua

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MESODERM; NERVOUS TISSUE; NONHUMAN; NOTOCHORD; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030961189     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.11.17.2176     Document Type: Article

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