ZYG-9, TAC-1 and ZYG-8 together ensure correct microtubule function throughout the cell cycle of C. elegans embryos

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 120, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 2963-2973

  Bellanger, Jean Michel ^a,c   Carter, J Clayton ^b   Phillips, Jennifer B ^b   Canard, Coralie ^a   Bowerman, Bruce ^b   Gönczy, Pierre ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Cell cycle; Microtubules; TAC 1; ZYG 8; ZYG 9

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; TAC 1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZYG 8 PROTEIN; ZYG 9 PROTEIN;

ANAPHASE; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; INTERPHASE; MEIOSIS; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ALLELES; ANAPHASE; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; EMBRYO LOSS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; MICROTUBULES; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 34548571960     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.004812     Document Type: Article

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