NEK7 is a centrosomal kinase critical for microtubule nucleation

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 360, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 56-62

  Kim, Sunghwan ^a   Lee, Kwanwoo ^a   Rhee, Kunsoo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Centrosome; Cytokinesis; Microtubule nucleation; Mitotic kinases; NEK7; Spindle assembly

Indexed keywords

GAMMA TUBULIN; NEK7 ENZYME; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL GROWTH; CELL KINETICS; CENTROSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

CELL NUCLEUS; CENTROSOME; CYTOKINESIS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MICROTUBULES; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 34250854030     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.05.206     Document Type: Article

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