Regulation of the MEX-5 gradient by a spatially segregated kinase/phosphatase cycle

Cell

Volumn 146, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 955-968

  Griffin, Erik E ^a   Odde, David J ^b   Seydoux, Geraldine ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEX 5 PROTEIN; PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHATASE PP2A; PROTEINASE ACTIVATED RECEPTOR 1; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DIFFUSION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION AND DEPHOSPHORYLATION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 80052951973     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: 10974172     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2011.08.012     Document Type: Article

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