A genetic analysis of interactions with Spc110p reveals distinct functions of Spc97p and Spc98p, components of the yeast γ-tubulin complex

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2201-2216

  Nguyen, Thu ^b   Vinh, Dani B N ^a   Crawford, Douglas K ^a   Davis, Trisha N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBULIN;

ALLELE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEAST;

EID: 0031830660     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.9.8.2201     Document Type: Article

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