Localization of the kinesin-like protein Xklp2 to spindle poles requires a leucine zipper, a microtubule-associated protein, and dynein

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 673-685

  Wittmann, Torsten ^a   Boleti, Haralabia ^b   Antony, Claude ^c   Karsenti, Eric ^a   Vernos, Isabelle ^a  

^a EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Dynein; Kinesin like protein; Microtubule; Microtubule associated protein; Spindle

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL CYCLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL EXTRACTS; DIMERIZATION; DYNEIN ATPASE; HUMANS; KINESIN; LEUCINE ZIPPERS; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MICROTUBULES; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; OOCYTES; RABBITS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; XENOPUS; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; ASTER;

EID: 0032476724     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.143.3.673     Document Type: Article

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