Unusual distribution of γ-tubulin in the giant fresh water amoeba Reticulomyxa filosa

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 287-296

  Kube Granderath, Eckhard ^a   Schliwa, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amoeba; Centrosome; Immunofluorescence; Microtubule network; MTOC; Reticulomyxa; tubulin

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; TUBULIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMOEBA; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; EXPRESSION VECTOR; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MICROTUBULE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

EID: 0030942964     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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