Regulation of nuclear import during differentiation: The IMP α gene family and spermatogenesis

Current Genomics

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 323-334

  Holt, J E ^a,b   Ly Huynh, J D ^a,b   Efthymiadis, A ^a,b   Hime, G R ^b,c   Loveland, K L ^b,d   Jans, David A ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ARC Centre of Excellence in Biotechnology

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Importin alpha; Nuclear transport; Promoter; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

KARYOPHERIN ALPHA; MESSENGER RNA;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EUKARYOTA; METAZOA; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 38949210293     PISSN: 13892029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138920207782446151     Document Type: Review

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