Kinesin light chains are essential for axonal transport in Drosophila

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 443-454

  Gindhart Jr , Joseph G ^a,d   Desai, Chand J ^b,e   Beushausen, Sven ^c   Zinn, Kai ^b   Goldstein, Lawrence S B ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^e VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINESIN; KINESIN LIGHT CHAIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; LETHARGY; MICROTUBULE; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; AXONAL TRANSPORT; DROSOPHILA; GENES, INSECT; KINESIN; LARVA; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MOVEMENT; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; PARALYSIS; PHENOTYPE;

INSECTA;

EID: 0032550207     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.141.2.443     Document Type: Article

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