Chromator is required for proper microtubule spindle formation and mitosis in Drosophila

Developmental Biology

Volumn 334, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 253-263

  Ding, Yun ^a   Yao, Changfu ^a   Lince Faria, Mariana ^b   Rath, Uttama ^a   Cai, Weili ^a   Maiato, Helder ^b,c   Girton, Jack ^a   Johansen, Kristen M ^a   Johansen, Jørgen ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Chromator; Drosophila; Mitosis; Spindle matrix; Spindle assembly checkpoint

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOR; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAPHASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; METAPHASE; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NEUROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPINDLE POLE BODY;

EID: 69949145102     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2009.07.027     Document Type: Article

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