The Yb protein defines a novel organelle and regulates male germline stem cell self-renewal in Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 613-627

  Szakmary, Akos ^a   Reedy, Mary ^a   Qi, Hongying ^b   Lin, Haifan ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA; GENOMIC DNA; RNA; RNA HELICASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YB PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL RENEWAL; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FLY; GERM CELL; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OVARY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SOMATIC CELL; STEM CELL; TESTIS; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WESTERN BLOTTING; YB BODY;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; GERM CELLS; MALE; ORGANELLES; OVARY; STEM CELLS; TESTIS;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 66149145780     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 00219525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200903034     Document Type: Article

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