In vivo analysis of the functions of γ-tubulin-complex proteins

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 122, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 4218-4227

  Xiong, Yi ^a   Oakley, Berl R ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

tubulin complex; Centrosome; Microtubule; Microtubule organizing center; Spindle pole body

Indexed keywords

GAMMA TUBULIN; GAMMA TUBULIN COMPLEX PROTEIN B; GAMMA TUBULIN COMPLEX PROTEIN C; GAMMA TUBULIN COMPLEX PROTEIN D; GAMMA TUBULIN COMPLEX PROTEIN F; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; IN VIVO STUDY; MEIOSIS; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REPRODUCTION; SPINDLE POLE BODY;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE TARGETING; HUMANS; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MICROTUBULE-ORGANIZING CENTER; MICROTUBULES; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEXES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUBULIN;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 70849125201     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.059196     Document Type: Article

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