The Kinesin-8 Kif18A Dampens Microtubule Plus-End Dynamics

Current Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 374-380

  Du, Yaqing ^a   English, Chauca A ^a   Ohi, Ryoma ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CELLBIO

Indexed keywords

KIF18A PROTEIN, HUMAN; KINESIN;

ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME POSITIONING; HELA CELL; HUMAN; INTERPHASE; METABOLISM; MICROTUBULE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

CHROMOSOME POSITIONING; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; INTERPHASE; KINESIN; KINETOCHORES; MICROTUBULES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 76749091008     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.12.049     Document Type: Article

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