Xgrip109: A γ tubulin-associated protein with an essential role in γ tubulin ring complex (γTuRC) assembly and centrosome function

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 675-687

  Martin, Ona C ^a   Gunawardane, Ruwanthi N ^a   Iwamatsu, Akihiro ^b   Zheng, Yixian ^a  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b KIRIN BREWERY CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA TUBULIN; MICROTUBULE PROTEIN; PROTEIN XGRIP109; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CENTROSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPINDLE CELL; XENOPUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; CENTROSOME; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; HUMANS; MICE; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TUBULIN; XENOPUS; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

EID: 0032482240     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.141.3.675     Document Type: Article

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