DWWA, a Novel Protein Containing Two WW Domains and an IQ Motif, Is Required for Scission of the Residual Cytoplasmic Bridge during Cytokinesis in Dictyostelium

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 435-446

  Nagasaki, Akira ^a   Uyeda, Taro Q P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTOR PROTEIN; CALCIUM; CALMODULIN; PROTEIN A;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CYTOKINESIS; CYTOSKELETON; DICTYOSTELIUM; DWWA GENE; GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; MULTINUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; SHEAR FLOW;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CALMODULIN; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIVISION; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DICTYOSTELIUM; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; DICTYOSTELIUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0742305355     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E03-05-0329     Document Type: Article

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