An Eph receptor sperm-sensing control mechanism for oocyte meiotic maturation in Caenorhabditis elegans

Genes and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 187-200

  Miller, Michael A ^a   Ruest, Paul J ^a   Kosinski, Mary ^a   Hanks, Steven K ^a   Greenstein, David ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eph receptor; Ephrin; Major sperm protein; Meiosis; Meiotic maturation; Soma germline interactions

Indexed keywords

DNA; EPHRIN; EPHRIN RECEPTOR; MAJOR SPERM PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VAB 1 PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DNA MICROARRAY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERM;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HELMINTH PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MALE; MEIOSIS; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; OOCYTES; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RECEPTOR, EPHA1; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 0037439137     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.1028303     Document Type: Article

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