Aph-2/nicastrin functions in LIN-12/Notch signaling in the Caenorhabditis elegans somatic gonad

Developmental Biology

Volumn 240, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 654-661

  Levitan, Diane ^a   Yu, Gang ^b   St George Hyslop, Peter ^b   Goutte, Caroline ^c  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; APH 2; C. elegans; LIN 12; Nicastrin; Notch; Presenilin

Indexed keywords

NICASTRIN; NOTCH RECEPTOR; PRESENILIN 1; PRESENILIN 2;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 0035894534     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2001.0486     Document Type: Article

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