Key elements of the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor pathway in Volvox carteri

Communicative and Integrative Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 396-399

  Hallmann, Armin ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

CDK; Cell division; Checkpoint control; D type cyclin; DP1; E2F; Green algae; RB family; Sexual development; Volvocaceae

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYTA; VOLVOCACEAE; VOLVOX; VOLVOX CARTERI;

EID: 77951262144     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19420889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cib.2.5.8761     Document Type: Note

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