α spectrin is essential for morphogenesis and body wall muscle formation in Caenorhabditis elegans

Acommon feature of multicellular animals is the ubiquitous presence of the spectrin cytoskeleton. Although discovered over 30 yr ago, the function of spectrin in nonerythrocytes has remained elusive. We have found that the spc-1 gene encodes the only α spectrin gene in the Caenorhabditis elegans gen...

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Main Authors: Norman, Kenneth R., Moerman, Donald G.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 2002
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2173861/