Identification and characterization of Caenorhabditis elegans γ-tubulin in dividing cells and differentiated tissues

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 113, Issue 21, 2000, Pages 3747-3759

  Bobinnec, Y ^a   Fukuda, M ^a   Nishida, E ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Tubulin; Caenorhabditis elegans; Centrosome; Cytoskeleton; Mitosis

Indexed keywords

GAMMA TUBULIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; RNA;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL DIVISION; CELL POLARITY; CENTRIOLE; CENTROSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GERM CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INTESTINE CELL; MALE; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYPLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRONUCLEUS; PROPHASE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REPORTER GENE; TELOPHASE; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; FEMALE; MALE; MEIOSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TUBULIN;

ASTER; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; INVERTEBRATA; NEMATODA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033693450     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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