Nip2/centrobin may be a substrate of Nek2 that is required for proper spindle assembly during mitosis in early mouse embryos

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 587-592

  Sonn, Seongkeun ^a   Jeong, Yeontae ^a   Rhee, Kunsoo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PROEIN NIP2; PROTEIN C NAP1; PROTEIN NEK2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MITOSIS SPINDLE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; AUTOANTIGENS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; MICE; MITOSIS; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES;

EID: 65949110569     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20990     Document Type: Article

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