Basal body duplication in Paramecium requires γ-tubulin

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-46

  Ruiz, F ^a   Beisson, J ^a   Rossier, J ^b   Dupuis Williams, P ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Brain Plasticity Unit   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRIOLE; CYTOPLASM; GAMMA TUBULIN; GENE FUNCTION; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CILIOPHORA; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; PARAMECIUM;

EID: 0032905628     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(99)80045-1     Document Type: Article

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