Expression levels of a kinesin-13 microtubule depolymerase modulates the effectiveness of anti-microtubule agents

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Schimizzi, Gregory V ^a   Currie, Joshua D ^a   Rogers, Stephen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; KINESIN; KINESIN 13; KINESIN LIKE PROTEIN 10A; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLYMERIZATION; DROSOPHILA; DRUG EFFICACY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INSECT CELL; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RNA INTERFERENCE; ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; DRUG EFFECT; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA PRIMERS; DROSOPHILA; KINESIN; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROTUBULES; RNA INTERFERENCE;

EID: 77956221377     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011381     Document Type: Article

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