Woc gene mutation causes 20E-dependent α-tubulin detyrosination in Drosophila melanogaster

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 116-129

  Jin, Xiaoyi ^a   Sun, Xiaoping ^a   Song, Qisheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

tubulin; tubulin; 20 hydroxyecdysone (20E); Detyrosination; Drosophila melanogaster; Woc mutation

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; TUBULIN; TYROSINE; WOC PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE DOSAGE; GENETICS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MICROTUBULE; MUTATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENE DOSAGE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROTUBULES; MUTATION; TUBULIN; TYROSINE;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INSECTA;

EID: 30744436822     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: 15206327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arch.20088     Document Type: Article

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