Robust Spindle Alignment in Drosophila Neuroblasts by Ultrasensitive Activation of Pins

Molecular Cell

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 540-549

  Smith, Nicholas R ^a   Prehoda, Kenneth E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; PROTEIN PINS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL POLARITY; DROSOPHILA; GOLOCO DOMAIN; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NEUROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL POLARITY; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS, GI-GO; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE DISSOCIATION INHIBITORS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PROTEIN INTERACTION DOMAINS AND MOTIFS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 80051748138     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: 10974164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2011.06.030     Document Type: Article

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