Changes in the F-actin cytoskeleton during neurosensory bristle development in Drosophila: The role of singed and forked proteins

Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 119-132

  Wulfkuhle, Julia D ^a,c   Petersen, Nancy S ^b   Otto, Joann J ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bristle development; Drosophila; F actin; Forked; Singed

Indexed keywords

F ACTIN; GENE PRODUCT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CYTOSKELETON; DISSECTION; DROSOPHILA; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TISSUE FIXATION;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MUTATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PUPA; SENSATION; VIBRISSAE;

EID: 0031744560     PISSN: 08861544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0169(1998)40:2<119::AID-CM2>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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