Cortical centralspindlin and Gα have parallel role in furrow initiation in ealry C. elegans embryos

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 120, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1772-1778

  Verbrugghe, Koen J C ^a   White, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Centralspindlin; Cytokinesis; Furrow initiation; Spindle midzone

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN; KINESIN; MICROTUBULE PROTEIN; PROTEIN AIR 2; PROTEIN CAR 1; PROTEIN CYK 4; PROTEIN SPD 1; PROTEIN ZEN 4; PROTEINASE ACTIVATED RECEPTOR 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CENTRALSPINDLIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINESIS; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CYTOKINESIS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS; KINESIN; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MITOSIS; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 34250643485     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.03447     Document Type: Article

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