Most genes encoding cytoplasmic intermediate filament (IF) proteins of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans are required in late embryogenesis

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 457-468

  Karabinos, Anton ^a   Schünemann, Jürgen ^a   Weber, Klaus ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apical junctions; C. elegans; Embryonic lethality; Hemidesmosomes; Intermediate filaments; Intestine; RNAi interference; Tissue integrity

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; RNA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOPLASM; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEEDING; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOSS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; INTESTINE CELL; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LETHAL GENE; MICROINJECTION; MOUSE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 7244227873     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0171-9335-00407     Document Type: Article

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