Expression of cold-adapted β-tubulins confer cold-tolerance to human cellular microtubules

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 269, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 787-791

  Modig, Carina ^a   Wallin, Margareta ^a   Olsson, Per Erik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cold adapted microtubules; Cytoskeleton; Fish; Gadus morhua; Tubulin isotypes

Indexed keywords

BETA TUBULIN; ISOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; COLD TOLERANCE; FISH; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AVES; GADUS MORHUA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0034708365     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.2362     Document Type: Article

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