Zygotic loss of ZEN-4/MKLP1 results in disruption of epidermal morphogenesis in the C. elegans embryo

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 237, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 830-836

  Hardin, Jeff ^a,c   King, Ryan ^a   Thomas Virnig, Christina ^b   Raich, William B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Cell migration; Epidermis; Kinesin; Morphogenesis

Indexed keywords

KINESIN; PROTEIN MKLP1; PROTEIN ZEN 4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINESIS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIDERMIS CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMOZYGOTE; MORPHOGENESIS; MULTINUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CELL CYCLE; CYTOKINESIS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EPIDERMIS; KINESIN; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MORPHOGENESIS; MUTATION; ZYGOTE;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 40849119878     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.21455     Document Type: Article

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