Translational repression of a C. elegans Notch mRNA by the STAR/KH domain protein GLD-1

Development

Volumn 130, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2623-2632

  Marin, Veronica A ^a   Evans, Thomas C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Caenorhabdtis elegans; GLD 1; Notch; STAR; Translation

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; NOTCH RECEPTOR; NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN GLP 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; GLD 1 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; GLD-1 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; GLP 1 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; GLP-1 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE FUNCTION; GENE REPRESSION; GERM CELL; GERM LINE; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RNA TRANSLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSLATION REGULATION; ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; NEMATODA;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GERM CELLS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RECEPTORS, NOTCH; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA;

EID: 0042330209     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.00486     Document Type: Article

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