The Drosophila protein Asp is involved in microtubule organization during spindle formation and cytokinesis

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 637-647

  Wakefield, James G ^a   Bonaccorsi, Silvia ^a   Gatti, Maurizio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asp; Central spindle; Cytokinesis; Drosophila melanogaster; Meiosis

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; GAMMA TUBULIN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; PROTEIN ASP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTROSOME; CYTOKINESIS; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; MEIOSIS; MICROTUBULE ORGANIZING CENTER; MITOSIS SPINDLE; MUTANT; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CENTROSOME; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; MALE; MEIOSIS; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; MUTATION; NEURONS; SPERMATIDS; TELOPHASE; TUBULIN;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0035858880     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.153.4.637     Document Type: Article

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