Genes required for cellular UNC-6/Netrin localization in Caenorhabditis elegans

Genetics

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 573-585

  Asakura, Taro ^a   Waga, Naoko ^a   Ogura, Ken Ichi ^a   Goshima, Yoshio ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYAN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; NETRIN; PROTEIN VENUS; UNC 104; UNC 14; UNC 18; UNC 51; UNC 6; UNC 68; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC SCREENING; MUSCLE CELL; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; ANIMAL; CELL; CELL MOTION; GENE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL MOVEMENT; CELLS; GENES; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS;

EID: 77955489735     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: 00166731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1534/genetics.110.116293     Document Type: Article

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