The actomyosin cytoskeleton of amoebae of the cellular slime molds Acrasis rosea and protostelium mycophaga: Structure, biochemical properties, and function

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 123-145

  Hellstén, Maarit ^a,b   Roos, Urs Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acrasis rosea; Actin; Actomyosin; Amoeboid movement; Cell motility; Cellular slime molds; Cytoskeleton; Dictyostelium discoideum; Myosin; Protostelium mycophaga

Indexed keywords

F ACTIN; G ACTIN; MYOSIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE;

AMOEBA; ARTICLE; CYTOSKELETON; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE NUMBER; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPODIUM; SARCODINA;

ACRASIDA; ACRASIS ROSEA; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; MYCETOZOA; MYXOGASTRIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PROTOSTELIUM MYCOPHAGA; PROTOZOA; PSEUDOPODA; SARCODINA;

EID: 0032098223     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1998.1048     Document Type: Article

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