A novel actin isoform is expressed in the ovotestis of Aplysia californica

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 403-409

  Zappulla, Jacques P ^a,b   Angers, Annie ^a   Barbas, Demian ^a   Castellucci, Vincent F ^a   DesGroseillers, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CHU PURPAN   (France)

Author keywords

Actin; Aplysia; Filipodia; Gene expression; In situ hybridization; Invertebrate; Molecular cloning; mRNA localization; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MEIOSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN VARIANT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

APLYSIA; APLYSIA CALIFORNICA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 13444257648     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2004.11.005     Document Type: Article

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