Control of cell polarity and mitotic spindle positioning in animal cells

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-81

  Ahringer, Julie ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAPHASE PROMOTING COMPLEX; DISHEVELLED PROTEIN; DYNACTIN; DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; JUNCTIONAL ADHESION MOLECULE A; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PARTITIONING DEFECTIVE PROTEIN 1; PARTITIONING DEFECTIVE PROTEIN 2; PARTITIONING DEFECTIVE PROTEIN 3; PARTITIONING DEFECTIVE PROTEIN 4; PARTITIONING DEFECTIVE PROTEIN 5; PARTITIONING DEFECTIVE PROTEIN 6; PLECKSTRIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN 14 3 3; PROTEIN AGS3; PROTEIN BAZ; PROTEIN CDC42; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTEIN LET 99; PROTEIN OSKAR; PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT PROTEIN;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL DIVISION; CELL POLARITY; DROSOPHILA; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS SPINDLE; MOLECULE; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 0037223605     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-0674(02)00018-2     Document Type: Review

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