An expression screen for RhoGEF genes involved in C. elegans gonadogenesis

Gene Expression Patterns

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 397-403

  Ziel, Joshua W ^a   Matus, David Q ^a   Sherwood, David R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anchor cell invasion; C. elegans; cdc 42; cdc42; Ced 10; Gonad development; Gonadogenesis; Mig 2; Morphogenesis; Organogenesis; Rac; Rho; Rho GTPase; Rho 1; RhoGEF

Indexed keywords

CIS ACTING ELEMENT; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR; PROTEIN CDC42; RAC PROTEIN; RHO FACTOR; RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL FUSION; CELL INVASION; CELL POLARITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; ORTHOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 67651014425     PISSN: 1567133X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gep.2009.06.005     Document Type: Article

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