Never say never. The NIMA-related protein kinases in mitotic control

Trends in Cell Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 221-228

  O'Connell, Matthew J ^a,b,d   Krien, Michael J E ^b   Hunter, Tony ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^c SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOENZYME; MIXED LINEAGE KINASE 3; MOLECULAR MOTOR; PROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN NEK2; PROTEIN NERCC1; PROTEIN NIMA; PROTEIN SERINE THREONINE KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CYTOARCHITECTURE; HUMAN; MICROTUBULE ORGANIZING CENTER; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; YEAST;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 0038739131     PISSN: 09628924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0962-8924(03)00056-4     Document Type: Review

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