The role of the Drosophila LAMMER protein kinase DOA in somatic sex determination

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 271-277

  Rabinow, Leonard ^a   Samson, Marie Laure ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

alternative splicing; phosphorylation; sex determination; SR proteins

Indexed keywords

DARKENER OF APRICOT PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; ISOENZYME; PROTEIN SERINE THREONINE KINASE;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER AND SEX; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; ISOENZYMES; MALE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 78349283365     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: 09737731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12041-010-0038-6     Document Type: Review

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