Pix1 and Pix2 are novel WD40 microtubule-associated proteins that colocalize with mitochondria in Xenopus germ plasm and centrosomes in human cells

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 314, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 574-589

  Hames, Rebecca S ^a   Hames, Richard ^b   Prosser, Suzanna L ^a   Euteneuer, Ursula ^c   Lopes, Carla A M ^a   Moore, Wendy ^b   Woodland, Hugh R ^b   Fry, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute for Cell Biology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell division; Centrosome; Germ plasm; Microtubule; Mitochondria; WD40; Xenopus; Xpat

Indexed keywords

MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; PROTEIN PIX1; PROTEIN PIX2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CENTROSOME; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MICROTUBULE; MITOCHONDRION; MITOSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; XENOPUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 38349047002     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2007.10.019     Document Type: Article

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