Mutant analysis reveals whirlin as a dynamic organizer in the growing hair cell stereocilium

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 391-400

  Kikkawa, Yoshiaki ^a   Mburu, Philomena ^a   Morse, Sue ^a   Kominami, Ryo ^b   Townsend, Stuart ^a   Brown, Steve D M ^a  

^a MRC MAMMALIAN GENETICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ISOPROTEIN; MYOSIN; MYOSIN XVA; PDZ PROTEIN; PROTEIN WHIRLIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ELONGATION; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH RETARDATION; HAIR CELL; INNER EAR; MEMBRANE FORMATION; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; STEREOCILIUM; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; CILIA; HAIR CELLS; HAIR CELLS, INNER; HAIR CELLS, VESTIBULAR; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MUTATION; MYOSINS; PROTEIN BINDING;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 13544276523     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddi035     Document Type: Article

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