PAR-dependent and geometry-dependent mechanisms of spindle positioning

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 160, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 845-855

  Tsou, Meng Fu Bryan ^a   Ku, Wei ^a   Hayashi, Adam ^a   Rose, Lesilee S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric division; LET 99; PAR proreins; Polarity; Spindle orientation

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE ACTIVATED RECEPTOR 2; PROTEINASE ACTIVATED RECEPTOR 3;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL DIVISION; CELL POLARITY; CELL SHAPE; EMBRYO; GEOMETRY; MITOSIS SPINDLE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; ROTATION;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL POLARITY; CELL SIZE; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; ROTATION;

CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; INVERTEBRATA; NEMATODA; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 0345268758     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200209079     Document Type: Article

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