Functional nonequivalence of Drosophila actin isoforms

Biochemical Genetics

Volumn 36, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 271-287

  Fyrberg, Eric A ^a   Fyrberg, Christine C ^a   Biggs, Joseph R ^a   Saville, Donna ^a   Beall, Clifford J ^a   Ketchum, Andrew ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Drosophila development; Gene expression; Muscle divergence; Protein isoforms

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; INSECT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE SEQUENCE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MUSCLE FIBRIL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FAMILY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

ACTINS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLES; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0031680596     PISSN: 00062928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018785127079     Document Type: Article

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