Ectopic expression of αB-crystallin in Chinese hamster ovary cells suggests a nuclear role for this protein

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 143-150

  Bhat, Suraj P ^a,b   Hale, Irene L ^a   Matsumoto, Brian ^c   Elghanayan, Dora ^a  

^a JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ectopic expression; Interphase nucleus; B crystallin

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONCANAVALIN A; CRYSTALLIN; DEXAMETHASONE; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TUBULIN; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHO CELL; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DNA TRANSFECTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERPHASE; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE MAMMARY TUMOR ONCOVIRUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0033023114     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0171-9335(99)80016-8     Document Type: Article

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