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A Genetic Mapping System in Caenorhabditis elegans Based on Polymorphic Sequence-Tagged Sites by Williams, B. D, Schrank, B, Huynh, C, Shownkeen, R, Waterston, R. H

“…We devised an efficient genetic mapping system in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans which is based upon the differences in number and location of the…”
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Genes Critical for Muscle Development and Function in Caenorhabditis elegans Identified through Lethal Mutations by Williams, Benjamin D., Waterston, Robert H.

“…By taking advantage of a lethal phenotype characteristic of Caenorhabditis elegans embryos that fail to move, we have identified 13 genes required for muscle…”
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Muscle Cell Attachment in Caenorhabditis elegans by Francis, Ross, Waterston, Robert H.

“…In the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, the body wall muscles exert their force on the cuticle to generate locomotion. Interposed between the muscle cells and…”
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A physical map of the human Y chromosome by Page, David C, Tilford, Charles A, Kuroda-Kawaguchi, Tomoko, Skaletsky, Helen, Rozen, Steve, Brown, Laura G, Rosenberg, Michael, McPherson, John D, Wylie, Kristine, Sekhon, Mandeep, Kucaba, Tamara A, Waterston, Robert H

“…The non-recombining region of the human Y chromosome (NRY), which comprises 95% of the chromosome, does not undergo sexual recombination and is present only in…”
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Expressed sequence tags — ESTablishing bridges between genomes by Marra, Marco A., Hillier, Ladeana, Waterston, Robert H.

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Interaction Between a Putative Mechanosensory Membrane Channel and a Collagen by Liu, Jingdong, Schrank, Bertold, Waterston, Robert H.

“…The degenerin family of proteins in Caenorhabditis elegans is homologous to subunits of the mammalian amiloride-sensitive epithelial sodium channels. Mutations…”
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The basal component of the nematode dense-body is vinculin by Barstead, R J, Waterston, R H

“…We have constructed a genomic DNA expression library and screened it with antibodies in order to clone the deb-1 gene from the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans…”
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The minor myosin heavy chain, mhcA, of Caenorhabditis elegans is necessary for the initiation of thick filament assembly by Waterston, R.H.

“…Caenorhabditis elegans body wall muscle has two distinct myosin heavy chain isoforms, mhcA and mhcB. Mutations eliminating the major isoform, mhcB, have…”
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Assembly of Body Wall Muscle and Muscle Cell Attachment Structures in Caenorhabditis elegans by Hresko, Michelle Coutu, Williams, Benjamin D., Waterston, Robert H.

“…C. Elegans has four muscle quadrants that are used for locomotion. Contraction is converted to locomotion because muscle cells are anchored to the cuticle (the…”
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The Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans and Its Genome by Hodgkin, Jonathan, Ronald H. A. Plasterk, Waterston, Robert H.

“…Over the past two decades, the small soil nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has become established as a major model system for the study of a great variety of…”
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Vinculin Is Essential for Muscle Function in the Nematode by Barstead, Robert J., Waterston, Robert H.

“…Actin filaments in the body wall muscle of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans are attached to the sarcolemma through vinculin-containing structures called…”
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Rapid gene mapping in Caenorhabditis elegans using a high density polymorphism map by Plasterk, Ronald H.A, Wicks, Stephen R, Yeh, Raymond T, Gish, Warren R, Waterston, Robert H

“…Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are valuable genetic markers of human disease. They also comprise the highest potential density marker set available for…”
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Sequence of an unusually large protein implicated in regulation of myosin activity in C. elegans by Benian, Guy M, Kiff, Jane E, Neckelmann, Nicolas, Moerman, Donald G, Waterston, Robert H

“…The Caenorhabditis elegans gene unc-22 encodes a very large muscle protein, called twitchin, which consists of a protein kinase domain and several copies of…”
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Proper expression of myosin genes in transgenic nematodes by Fire, A., Waterston, R.H.

“…Caenorhabditis elegans has four genes which encode skeletal myosin heavy chain isoforms. We have re‐introduced clones of two of these genes, myo‐3 and unc‐54…”
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Transient localized accumulation of actin in Caenorhabditis elegans blastomeres with oriented asymmetric divisions by WADDLE, J. A, COOPER, J. A, WATERSTON, R. H

“…During Caenorhabditis elegans embryogenesis, specific cells in the P1 lineage rotate their duplicated centrosome pair onto the anterior-posterior axis; this…”
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The unc-45 gene of Caenorhabditis elegans is an essential muscle-affecting gene with maternal expression by Venolia, L. (Williams College, Williamstown, MA), Waterston, R.H

“…We have isolated three novel alleles of the unc-45 locus in C. elegans, that are recessive lethals. Two of these alleles, when homozygous, result in a nearly…”
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Muscle Organization in Caenorhabditis elegans: Localization of Proteins Implicated in Thin Filament Attachment and I-Band Organization by Francis, G. Ross, Waterston, Robert H.

“…The body wall muscle cells of Caenorhabitis elegans contain an obliquely striated myofibrillar lattice that is associated with the cell membrane through two…”
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The AZFc region of the Y chromosome features massive palindromes and uniform recurrent deletions in infertile men by Page, David C, Kuroda-Kawaguchi, Tomoko, Skaletsky, Helen, Brown, Laura G, Minx, Patrick J, Cordum, Holland S, Waterston, Robert H, Wilson, Richard K, Silber, Sherman, Oates, Robert, Rozen, Steve

“…Deletions of the AZFc (azoospermia factor c) region of the Y chromosome are the most common known cause of spermatogenic failure. We determined the complete…”
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Actin-Related Protein Nomenclature and Classification by Schroer, Trina A., Fyrberg, Eric, Cooper, John A., Waterston, Robert H., Helfman, David, Pollard, Thomas D., Meyer, David I.

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Molecular Cloning of the Muscle Gene unc-22 in Caenorhabditis elegans by Tc1 Transposon Tagging by Moerman, D. G., Benian, G. M., Waterston, R. H.

“…The previously described mutator system of Caenorhabditis elegans var. Bergerac has as one of its targets unc-22, a previously uncloned gene on chromosome IV…”
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