Miranda mediates asymmetric protein and RNA localization in the developing nervous system

Genes and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1847-1857

  Schuldt, Alison J ^a   Adams, Jan H J ^a   Davidson, Catherine M ^a   Micklem, David R ^a   Haseloff, Jim ^b   St Johnston, Daniel ^a   Brand, Andrea H ^a  

^a Department of Genetics ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

RNA localization; asymmetric segregation; Miranda; Staufen; Prospero nervous system

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DROSOPHILA; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ANIMALIA; PROSPERO;

EID: 0032526140     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.12.12.1847     Document Type: Article

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