Membrane localization of the NlpC/P60 family protein EGL-26 correlates with regulation of vulval cell morphogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans

Developmental Biology

Volumn 308, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 196-205

  Estes, Kathleen A ^a   Kalamegham, Rasika ^a   Hanna Rose, Wendy ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hrasls3; LRAT; Morphogenesis; Organogenesis; Palmitoyltransferase; Tubulogenesis

Indexed keywords

LECITHIN RETINOL ACYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN EGL 26; PROTEIN P60; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL POLARITY; CELL STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; IN VIVO STUDY; MORPHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; UTERUS;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 34447646161     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2007.05.020     Document Type: Article

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