The DEAD-box RNA helicase Vasa functions in embryonic mitotic progression in the sea urchin

Development

Volumn 138, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2217-2222

  Yajima, Mamiko ^a   Wessel, Gary M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; Embryonic cells; Sea urchin; Translational regulation; Vasa

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN B; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE; DEAD BOX PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASA PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE M PHASE; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; METAPHASE CHROMOSOME; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEA URCHIN; SISTER CHROMATID; SPINDLE CELL; TELOPHASE; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

ANIMALS; BLASTOMERES; CELL CYCLE; CHROMATIDS; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CYCLIN B; CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASES; DEAD-BOX RNA HELICASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; LYTECHINUS; MITOSIS; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEA URCHINS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS PURPURATUS;

ANIMALIA; CNIDARIA; ECHINOIDEA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 79956317426     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: 14779129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.065052     Document Type: Article

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