Oligomerization of profilins from birch, man and yeast. Profilin, a ligand for itself?

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 183-191

  Mittermann, Irene ^a   Fetrow, Jacquelyn S ^b   Schaak, Diana L ^b   Almo, Steven C ^c   Kraft, Dietrich ^a   Heberle Bors, Erwin ^a   Valenta, Rudolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytoskeleton; Oligomerization; Pollen; Profilin; Type I allergy

Indexed keywords

BETULA VERRUCOSA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOMO SAPIENS; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 0031729642     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004970050140     Document Type: Article

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