Caenorhabditis elegans anillin (ani-1) regulates neuroblast cytokinesis and epidermal morphogenesis during embryonic development

Developmental Biology

Volumn 383, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 61-74

  Fotopoulos, N ^a   Wernike, D ^a   Chen, Y ^a   Makil, N ^b   Marte, A ^a   Piekny, A ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anillin; C. elegans embryogenesis; Epidermal morphogenesis; Myosin; Neuroblasts; RhoA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885469329     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2013.08.024     Document Type: Article

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