Importin α-regulated nucleation of microtubules by TPX2

EMBO Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2060-2070

  Schatz, Christoph A ^a   Santarella, Rachel ^a   Hoenger, Andreas ^a   Karsenti, Eric ^a   Mattaj, Iain W ^a   Gruss, Oliver J ^a   Carazo Salas, Rafael E ^a,b  

^a EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Importin ; Nuclear localization sequence; Ran; Spindle assembly; TPX2

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; KARYOPHERIN ALPHA; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; TPX2 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; XENOPUS;

ALPHA KARYOPHERINS; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROTUBULES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; XENOPUS;

ASTER; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038558166     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdg195     Document Type: Article

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