CACN-1/Cactin interacts genetically with MIG-2 GTPase signaling to control distal tip cell migration in C. elegans

Developmental Biology

Volumn 341, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 176-185

  Tannoury, Hiba ^a   Rodriguez, Varenka ^a   Kovacevic, Ismar ^a   Ibourk, Mouna ^a   Lee, Myeongwoo ^b   Cram, Erin J ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Cactin; Cell migration; Distal tip cell; Gonad; GTPase; Rac

Indexed keywords

CACTIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MIGRATION 2 PROTEIN; RAC PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CACTIN PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; MIG 2 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; MIG-2 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE INTERACTION; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; CELL MOTION; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; GONAD; METABOLISM; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL MOVEMENT; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GONADS; RAC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 77951234987     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2010.02.025     Document Type: Article

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