Enhancement of the ncd(D) microtubule motor mutant by mutants of αTub67C

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 229-237

  Komma, Donald J ^a   Endow, Sharyn A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

tubulin; Kinesin microtubule motor; Mutant interaction; Ncd

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; MUTANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; FEMALE; MEIOSIS; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRONUCLEUS;

EID: 0031038509     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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