Expression of an activated rasD gene changes cell fate decisions during Dictyostelium development

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 303-312

  Louis, Sharon A ^a   Spiegelman, George B ^a   Weeks, Gerald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL TYPE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCODINA;

DICTYOSTELIUM; SARCODINA;

EID: 0031035039     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.8.2.303     Document Type: Article

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