Dynein and plus-end microtubule-dependent motors are associated with specialized Sertoli cell junction plaques (ectoplasmic specializations)

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2167-2176

  Guttman, Julian A ^a   Kimel, Gil H ^a   Vogl, A Wayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dynein; Ectoplasmic specialization; Kinesin; Sertoli cell

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CELL PROTEIN; DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; GELSOLIN; GLUCOSE REGULATED PROTEIN; KINESIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; MALE; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SUPERNATANT;

ANIMALS; DYNEIN ATPASE; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MICROTUBULES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SERTOLI CELLS;

EID: 0033945047     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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