Myosin and the PAR proteins polarize microfilament-dependent forces that shape and position mitotic spindles in Caenorhabditis elegans

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-26

  Severson, Aaron F ^a   Bowerman, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell polarity; Dynein ATPase; Microfilaments; Mitotic spindle apparatus; Myosin type II

Indexed keywords

DYNACTIN; DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MYOSIN; MYOSIN II; PARTITIONING PROTEIN 2; PARTITIONING PROTEIN 3; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL POLARITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; FORCE; MICROFILAMENT; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALS; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS, HETEROCYCLIC; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; CELL POLARITY; CENTROSOME; CONTRACTILE PROTEINS; DYNEIN ATPASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENTS; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MITOSIS; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; MUTATION; MYOSIN TYPE II; NOCODAZOLE; PROFILINS; THIAZOLES; THIAZOLIDINES; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; INVERTEBRATA; NEMATODA; PROTOZOA; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 0037437172     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200210171     Document Type: Article

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