Genes encoding cytoplasmic intermediate filament proteins of vertebrates revisited: Identification of a cytoplasmic intermediate filament protein in the sea anemone Nematostella

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 809-817

  Zimek, Alexander ^a   Thiering, Sören ^b   Weber, Klaus ^a   Magin, Thomas M ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cnidaria; Hemichordates; Metazoa; Molecular phylogeny; Radiata

Indexed keywords

CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BILATERIA; CELL DIVISION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL TRANSPORT; CNIDARIA; CYTOARCHITECTURE; CYTOSKELETON; HEMICHORDATA; HYDRA; NEMATOSTELLA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCOGLOSSUS KOWALEVSKII; SEA ANEMONE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEA ANEMONES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ACTINIARIA; ANIMALIA; BILATERIA; CNIDARIA; HEMICHORDATA; HYDRA VULGARIS; METAZOA; NEMATOSTELLA; RADIATA; SACCOGLOSSUS KOWALEVSKII; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84866457513     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: 16181298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2012.08.003     Document Type: Article

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