Distinct roles of Gαi and Gβ13F subunits of the heterotrimeric G protein complex in the mediation of Drosophila neuroblast asymmetric divisions

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 623-633

  Yu, Fengwei ^a,c   Cai, Yu ^a   Kaushik, Rachna ^a   Yang, Xiaohang ^a   Chia, William ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY   (Singapore)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Astral microtubules; Asymmetric division; Drosophila; Heterotrimeric G proteins; Neuroblast

Indexed keywords

BAZOOKA PROTEIN; DMPAR6 PROTEIN; DROSOPHILA ATYPICAL PROTEIN KINASE C; G ALPHA I PROTEIN; G BETA 13F PROTEIN; G PROTEIN SUBUNIT; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; HETEROTRIMERIC G PROTEIN; INSCUTEABLE PROTEIN; PARTNER OF INSCUTEABLE PROTEIN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; RAPSYNOID PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA;

ANIMAL CELL; APICAL MEMBRANE; ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC CELL DIVISION; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL DIVISION; CELL FATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NEUROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; MICROTUBULES; NEURONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0041977037     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200303174     Document Type: Article

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