Activator of G-protein signaling in asymmetric cell divisions of the sea urchin embryo

Development Growth and Differentiation

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 549-557

  Voronina, Ekaterina ^a   Wessel, Gary M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric cell division; Embryo; Heterotrimeric G protein; Micromere; Sea urchin

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; PERTUSSIS TOXIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; SEA URCHIN; TWO HYBRID SYSTEM; YEAST;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CELL SIZE; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC INDUCTION; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; LYTECHINUS; PERTUSSIS TOXIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ECHINOIDEA;

EID: 33750869043     PISSN: 00121592     EISSN: 1440169X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-169X.2006.00895.x     Document Type: Article

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