Mutational analyses reveal a novel function of the nucleotide-binding domain of γ-tubulin in the regulation of basal body biogenesis

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 171, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1035-1044

  Shang, Yuhua ^a   Tsao, Che Chia ^a   Gorovsky, Martin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA TUBULIN; NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CENTRIOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; KINETOSOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; CYTOPLASM; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLYCINE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROTUBULE-ORGANIZING CENTER; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POINT MUTATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA; TUBULIN;

TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 29144530336     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 00219525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200508184     Document Type: Article

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