MTD-1, a touch-cell-specific membrane protein with a subtle effect on touch sensitivity

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-7

  Zhang, Yun ^a   Chalfie, Martin ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; cDNA representational difference analysis; Expression pattern; mec 3; RNA interference; Touch receptor neuron

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; MEC 3 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; MEC-3 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MTD 1 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; MTD-1 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN; PROTEIN MEC 3; PROTEIN MTD 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL MEMBRANE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HOMOZYGOTE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; NERVE CELL; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TEMPERATURE; TOUCH; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL SPECIFICITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DNA ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CELL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ALLELES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOMOZYGOTE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NEURONS; PHENOTYPE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; TEMPERATURE; TOUCH; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A;

EID: 0036830472     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(02)00293-9     Document Type: Article

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