The role of γ-tubulin in mitotic spindle formation and cell cycle progression in Aspergillus nidulans

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 623-633

  Martin, Mary Ann ^a,c   Osmani, Stephen A ^b   Oakley, Berl R ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEIS CENTER FOR RESEARCH   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

tubulin; Cell cycle; Microtubule; Microtubule organizing center; Mitosis

Indexed keywords

TUBULIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CHROMOSOME; FUNGUS MUTANT; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MITOSIS; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE MUTANT;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL CYCLE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; TUBULIN;

EID: 0030988047     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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