Macho-1 regulates unequal cell divisions independently of its function as a muscle determinant

Developmental Biology

Volumn 344, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 284-292

  Kumano, Gaku ^a   Kawai, Narudo ^a   Nishida, Hiroki ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anterior posterior axis; Ascidian; Macho 1; PEM; Unequal cell division; catenin

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; MACHO 1 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; CELL DIVISION; CENTROSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; MESENCHYME; MICROTUBULE; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; NOTOCHORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ASCIDIA; HALOCYNTHIA RORETZI;

EID: 77955055010     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2010.05.013     Document Type: Article

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