Nuclear Size Is Regulated by Importin α and Ntf2 in Xenopus

Cell

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 288-298

  Levy, Daniel L ^a   Heald, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOPLASM PROTEIN; DNA; KARYOPHERIN ALPHA; LAMIN B; LAMIN B3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NTF2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; LAMIN B2; NTF2 PROTEIN, XENOPUS; NUCLEOCYTOPLASMIC TRANSPORT PROTEIN; XENOPUS PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DIPLOIDY; DNA CONTENT; EGG; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR SIZE; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; XENOPUS; XENOPUS LAEVIS; ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ANIMAL; CELL NUCLEUS; EMBRYOLOGY; METABOLISM;

ANURA; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XENOPUS TROPICALIS;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT, CELL NUCLEUS; ALPHA KARYOPHERINS; ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; LAMIN TYPE B; NUCLEOCYTOPLASMIC TRANSPORT PROTEINS; XENOPUS; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

EID: 77957806529     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2010.09.012     Document Type: Article

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