Distinct cell guidance pathways controlled by the Rac and Rho GEF domains of UNC-73/TRIO in Caenorhabditis elegans

Genetics

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 129-142

  Marcus Gueret, Nancy ^a,b   Schmidt, Kristopher L ^a,b   Stringham, Eve G ^a,b  

^a TRINITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; RAC PROTEIN; RHO FACTOR; TRIO PROTEIN; UNC 73 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CELL MOVEMENT; GONADS; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MYOBLASTS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECEPTORS, IMMUNOLOGIC; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 84855443578     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: 19432631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1534/genetics.111.134429     Document Type: Article

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