UNC-73 activates the Rac GTPase and is required for cell and growth cone migrations in C. elegans

Cell

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 785-795

  Steven, Robert ^a,b   Kubiseski, Terrance J ^a   Zheng, Hong ^a   Kulkarni, Sarang ^a   Mancillas, Jorge ^c   Morales, Alberto Ruiz ^c   Hogue, Chris W V ^a   Pawson, Tony ^a,b   Culotti, Joe ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL GROWTH; CELL MIGRATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GROWTH CONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032549710     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81406-3     Document Type: Article

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