Spasmin and a putative spasmin binding protein(s) isolated from solubilized spasmonemes

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-39

  Asai, Hiroshi ^a   Ninomiya, Takashi ^a   Kono, Rin Ichiro ^a   Moriyama, Yasushige ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcium binding protein; Carchesium; Spasmin; Spasmin binding proteins; Spasmoneme; Vorticella; Zoothamnium

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; CARCHESIUM POLYPINUM; CELL ORGANELLE; HYDROPHOBICITY; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 0031920396     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1998.tb05066.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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