Dicer-related drh-3 gene functions in germ-line development by maintenance of chromosomal integrity in Caenorhabditis elegans

Genes to Cells

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 997-1010

  Nakamura, Masaharu ^a   Ando, Rumi ^a   Nakazawa, Taro ^a   Yudazono, Takuro ^a   Tsutsumi, Naoko ^a   Hatanaka, Naoki ^a   Ohgake, Toshiyasu ^a   Hanaoka, Fumio ^b,c,d   Eki, Toshihiko ^a  

^a TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b RIKEN   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPTOTHECIN; DICER RELATED HELICASE 3; HYDROXYUREA; RNA HELICASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOTOXICITY; GERM LINE; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN DEPLETION; RADIATION PROTECTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; X IRRADIATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CHROMOSOMES; DEAD-BOX RNA HELICASES; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GERM CELLS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OOCYTES; PHENOTYPE; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; NEMATODA;

EID: 34548433975     PISSN: 13569597     EISSN: 13652443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2443.2007.01111.x     Document Type: Article

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