The E3 ubiquitin ligase GREUL1 anteriorizes ectoderm during Xenopus development

Developmental Biology

Volumn 251, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 395-408

  Borchers, Annette G M ^a   Hufton, Andrew L ^a   Eldridge, Adam G ^b   Jackson, Peter K ^b   Harland, Richard M ^c   Baker, Julie C ^a  

^a Department of Genetics ^*  (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

C3H2C3 RING finger; Cement gland; E3 ubiquitin ligase; Extraembryonic; Goliath family; Lateral line; Placode

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; LACHESINE; LIGASE; UBIQUITIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; MUSCLE; NERVOUS TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036434157     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2002.0814     Document Type: Article

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