A conserved LIM protein that affects muscular adherens junction integrity and mechanosensory function in Caenorhabditis elegans

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-57

  Hobert, Oliver ^a   Moerman, Donald G ^b   Clark, Kathleen A ^c   Beckerle, Mary C ^c   Ruvkun, Gary ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherens junction; LIM domains; Muscle development; Touch neuron; UNC 97

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; INTEGRIN; LIM PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL JUNCTION; DROSOPHILA; GENE ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; HYPODERRIS; INVERTEBRATA; NEMATODA;

EID: 0033545214     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.144.1.45     Document Type: Article

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