Microtubule-organizing centers: from the centrosome to non-centrosomal sites

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 44, Issue , 2017, Pages 93-101

  Sanchez, Ariana D ^a   Feldman, Jessica L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMSAP PROTEIN; GAMMA TUBULIN; MICROTUBULE PROTEIN; NINEIN PROTEIN; PATRONIN PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL ACTIVATION; CELL COMPOSITION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CENTROSOME; HUMAN; MICROTUBULE; MICROTUBULE ORGANIZING CENTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; REVIEW; ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOSKELETON; METABOLISM; MITOSIS;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CENTROSOME; CYTOSKELETON; HUMANS; MICROTUBULE-ORGANIZING CENTER; MICROTUBULES; MITOSIS;

EID: 84994509478     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: 18790410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2016.09.003     Document Type: Review

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