The WASp homologue Las17p functions with the WIP homologue End5p/verprolin and is essential for endocytosis in yeast

Current Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 959-962

  Naqvi, Suniti N ^a   Zahn, Regina ^a   Mitchell, David A ^b   Stevenson, Brian J ^c,d   Munn, Alan L ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSKELETON; ENDOCYTOSIS; PROLINE; VERPROLIN;

MAMMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0032572759     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(98)70396-3     Document Type: Article

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