Abi Mutants in Dictyostelium Reveal Specific Roles for the SCAR/WAVE Complex in Cytokinesis

Current Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 203-210

  Pollitt, Alice Y ^a   Insall, Robert H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BEATSON INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CELLBIO; CELLCYCLE

Indexed keywords

ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOKINESIS; DICTYOSTELIUM; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CYTOKINESIS; DICTYOSTELIUM; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MUTATION;

DICTYOSTELIUM;

EID: 38849209071     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.01.026     Document Type: Article

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