mini spindles: A gene encoding a conserved microtubule-associated protein required for the integrity of the mitotic spindle in Drosophila

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 146, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1005-1018

  Cullen, C Fiona ^a   Deák, Peter ^b   Glover, David M ^b   Ohkura, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytoskeleton; Drosophila; Microtubule; Mitosis; Spindle

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; PACLITAXEL; TUBULIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CENTROSOME; CYTOSKELETON; DNA REPLICATION; DROSOPHILA; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS SPINDLE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

DROSOPHILA; SACCHAROMYCETALES; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0345363151     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.146.5.1005     Document Type: Article

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