A transient asymmetric distribution of XNOA 36 mRNA and the associated spectrin network bisects Xenopus laevis stage I oocytes along the future A/V axis

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 525-536

  Vaccaro, M C ^a   Gigliotti, S ^b   Graziani, F ^b   Carotenuto, R ^a   de Angelis, Cristina ^a   Tussellino, M ^a   Campanella, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mitochondrial cloud; Oocyte A V axis; Spectrin; Xenopus laevis; XNOA 36

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHALASIN B; FODRIN; NOA 36 PROTEIN; NOCODAZOLE; SPECTRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; FEMALE; GENE LOCATION; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 77952008780     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2009.12.007     Document Type: Article

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