SKR-1, a homolog of Skp1 and a member of the SCFSEL-10 complex, regulates sex-determination and LIN-12/Notch signaling in C. elegans

Developmental Biology

Volumn 322, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 322-331

  Killian, Darrell J ^a   Harvey, Elizabeth ^a   Johnson, Peter ^a   Otori, Muneyoshi ^b   Mitani, Shohei ^b   Xue, Ding ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

C. elegans; cul 1; SCF; sel 10; Sex determination; skr 1

Indexed keywords

F BOX PROTEIN; NOTCH RECEPTOR; PROTEIN SEL 10; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; MISSENSE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SEX DETERMINATION; SKR 1 GENE;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 53249151593     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2008.07.035     Document Type: Article

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