The Drosophila fragile X-related gene regulates axoneme differentiation during spermatogenesis

Developmental Biology

Volumn 270, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 290-307

  Zhang, Yong Q ^a   Matthies, Heinrich J G ^a   Mancuso, Joel ^a   Andrews, Hillary K ^a   Woodruff III, Elvin ^a   Friedman, David ^b   Broadie, Kendal ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Axoneme; Fertility; Fragile X syndrome; Microtubule; Proteomics; RNA binding protein; Translational regulation

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; PROTEOME;

ARTICLE; AXONEME; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DROSOPHILA; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GROWTH DISORDER; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MACROORCHIDISM; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MICROTUBULE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; TESTIS;

DROSOPHILA;

EID: 2942532624     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2004.02.010     Document Type: Article

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