Modulation of Alp4 function in Schizosaccharomyces pombe induces novel phenotypes that imply distinct functions for nuclear and cytoplasmic γ-tubulin complexes

Genes to Cells

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 319-336

  Masuda, Hirohisa ^a   Toda, Takashi ^b   Miyamoto, Rumi ^a   Haraguchi, Tokuko ^a   Hiraoka, Yasushi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b THE FRANCIS CRICK INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER; GAMMA TUBULIN; PROTEIN ALP4; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE M PHASE; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL POLARITY; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; INTERPHASE; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS; MODULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR EXPORT SIGNAL; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; OSCILLATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; SPINDLE POLE BODY;

CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOPLASM; G2 PHASE; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MICROTUBULES; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; MUTATION; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNALS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE PROTEINS; TEMPERATURE; TUBULIN;

SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 33645164188     PISSN: 13569597     EISSN: 13652443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2443.2006.00946.x     Document Type: Article

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