The Kar3p and Kip2p motors function antagonistically at the spindle poles to influence cytoplasmic microtubule numbers

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 295-301

  Huyett, Abigail ^a   Kahana, Jason ^b   Silver, Pamela ^b   Zeng, Xuemei ^a   Saunders, William S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinesin; Microtubule; Polymerization; Spindle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; MICROTUBULE; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

CELL DIVISION; CYTOPLASM; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MICROTUBULES; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 0031908741     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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