Targeting of γ-tubulin complexes to microtubule organizing centers: Conservation and divergence

Trends in Cell Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 296-307

  Lin, Tien chen ^a   Neuner, Annett ^a   Schiebel, Elmar ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Centrosome; Gamma tubulin complex; Microtubule; Mitotic spindle; Spindle pole body

Indexed keywords

GAMMA TUBULIN; GAMMA TUBULIN SMALL COMPLEX RECEPTOR; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; PERICENTRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; TUBULIN;

BINDING SITE; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CENTROMERE; CENTROSOME; CYTOPLASM; GOLGI COMPLEX; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERPHASE; M PHASE CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MICROTUBULE ORGANIZING CENTER; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; XENOPUS; ANIMAL; CELL CYCLE; CYTOLOGY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; METABOLISM; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SPINDLE APPARATUS;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HUMANS; MICROTUBULE-ORGANIZING CENTER; MICROTUBULES; MITOSIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SPINDLE APPARATUS; TUBULIN;

EID: 84928066350     PISSN: 09628924     EISSN: 18793088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2014.12.002     Document Type: Review

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