Subcellular localization and possible function of actin, tropomyosin and actin-related protein 3 (Arp3) in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 288-295

  Arai, Ritsuko ^a   Nakano, Kentaro ^a   Mabuchi, Issei ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actin cytoskeleton; Actin associating proteins; Arp3; Freeze substitution; Immunoelectron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ANTIBODY; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; F ACTIN; FLUORESCENT DYE; TROPOMYOSIN;

ARTICLE; CELL MUTANT; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CYTOKINESIS; CYTOSKELETON; GENE DISRUPTION; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MICROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 0031685559     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0171-9335(98)80007-1     Document Type: Article

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