Kakapo, a novel cytoskeletal-associated protein is essential for the restricted localization of the neuregulin-like factor, vein, at the muscle- tendon junction site

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1259-1270

  Strumpf, Dan ^a   Volk, Talila ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cytoskeleton; Drosophila; Egfr; Muscles; Neuregulin; Tendons

Indexed keywords

CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; DNA; DYSTROPHIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; KAKAPO; MESSENGER RNA; NEU DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; PLAKIN; PROTEIN VEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUSCLE CELL; MYOTUBE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TENDON;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENES, INSECT; INSECT PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MUSCLES; MUTATION; NEUREGULINS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TENDONS; VERTEBRATES; WING;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; STRIGOPS HABROPTILUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032583165     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.143.5.1259     Document Type: Article

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