Radial F-actin arrays precede new hypha formation in Saprolegnia: Implications for establishing polar growth and regulating tip morphogenesis

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 111, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 2005-2016

  Bachewich, Catherine ^a   Heath, I Brent ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Actin; Branching; Cell polarity; Spore germination; Tip growth

Indexed keywords

F ACTIN;

ARTICLE; CELL POLARITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; MICROTUBULE; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OOMYCETES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORE GERMINATION;

FUNGI; OOMYCETES; SAPROLEGNIA; SAPROLEGNIA FERAX;

EID: 0031849859     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.111.14.2005     Document Type: Article

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