The NIMA-related kinase 2, Nek2, is expressed in specific stages of the meiotic cell cycle and associates with meiotic chromosomes.

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Published in Development on June 01, 1997

Authors

K Rhee1, D J Wolgemuth

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Genetics and Development, The Center for Reproductive Sciences, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA.

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