Oscillatory nuclear movement in fission yeast meiotic prophase is driven by astral microtubules, as revealed by continuous observation of chromosomes and microtubules in living cells

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 701-712

  Ding, Da Qiao ^a   Chikashige, Yuji ^a   Haraguchi, Tokuko ^a   Hiraoka, Yasushi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

GFP; Meiosis; Microtubule; Nuclear movement; Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HOE 33342; TIABENDAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MEIOSIS; MICROTUBULE; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHASE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; TELOMERE;

CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOMES, FUNGAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MEIOSIS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROTUBULES; PERIODICITY; PROPHASE; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; TUBULIN;

FUNGI; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 0031968587     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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