SpolvlgA is a DDX3/PL10-related DEAD-box RNA helicase expressed in blastomeres and embryonic cells in planarian embryonic development

International Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-73

  Solana, Jordi ^a   Romero, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

DDX3; Embryogenesis; Germ line; Neoblasts; PL10; Planarian

Indexed keywords

CELL ENZYME; CLEAVAGE AND POLYADENYLATION SPECIFICITY FACTOR; DDX3 ENZYME; DEAD BOX PROTEIN; GLYCYLGLUTAMYLPROLYLPROLYLPROLYLGLYCYLLYSYLPROLYLALANYLASPARTYLASPARTYLALANYLGLYCYLLEUCYLVALINE; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; EMBRYO CELL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTIONARY HOMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GERM LINE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGONIUM; SPOLVLGA GENE; TURBELLARIA; ZYGOTE;

DUGESIA JAPONICA; PLANARIA; PLATYHELMINTHES; SCHMIDTEA POLYCHROA;

EID: 60049084609     PISSN: 14492288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.5.64     Document Type: Article

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