UNC-98 links an integrin-associated complex to thick filaments in Caenorhabditis elegans muscle

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 175, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 853-859

  Miller, Rachel K ^a,b   Qadota, Hiroshi ^a   Landsverk, Megan L ^c,d   Mercer, Kristina B ^a   Epstein, Henry F ^d   Benian, Guy M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA INTEGRIN; CD47 ANTIGEN; HELMINTH PROTEIN; MYOSIN; UNC 97; UNC 98;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAVY CHAIN; MUSCLE FIBRIL; MYOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; INTEGRINS; MICROFILAMENTS; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLES; MYOFIBRILS; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM TECHNIQUES;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33845700521     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 00219525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200608043     Document Type: Article

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