Mutations in genes encoding extracellular matrix proteins suppress the emb-5 gastrulation defect in Caenorhabditis elegans

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 259, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 2-12

  Nishiwaki, K ^a   Miwa, J ^a  

^a NEC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; Cell division; Extracellular matrix; Gastrulation mutant; Suppressor mutation

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PROTEOGLYCAN; SCLEROPROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL DIVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; EMBRYO; GASTRULATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC MARKER; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPRESSOR GENE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; COLLAGEN; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; GASTRULA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES; GENES, SUPPRESSOR; GENOTYPE; GLUCAGON; GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE 1; HELMINTH PROTEINS; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; MUTATION; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTEOGLYCANS; TEMPERATURE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031689590     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050782     Document Type: Article

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