Characterization of a new γTuRC subunit with WD repeats

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1017-1026

  Gunawardane, Ruwanthi N ^a   Martin, Ona C ^a   Zheng, Yixian ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA TUBULIN; GAMMA TUBULIN RING COMPLEX; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN DGP71WD; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; DROSOPHILA; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0037340137     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E02-01-0034     Document Type: Article

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