The role of C. elegans Ena/VASP homolog UNC-34 in neuronal polarity and motility

Developmental Biology

Volumn 344, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 94-106

  Fleming, Tinya ^a   Chien, Shih Chieh ^a   Vanderzalm, Pamela J ^a   Dell, Megan ^a   Gavin, Megan K ^b   Forrester, Wayne C ^b   Garriga, Gian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon guidance; C. elegans; Cell migration; Neuronal polarity; UNC 34

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN UNC 34; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASODILATOR STIMULATED PHOSPHOPROTEIN; WNT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL POLARITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE INTERACTION; GROWTH CONE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MISSENSE MUTATION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 77955048969     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2010.04.025     Document Type: Article

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