Gravitropism in Phycomyces: A role for sedimenting protein crystals and floating lipid globules

Planta

Volumn 210, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 132-142

  Schimek, C ^a,b   Eibel, P ^a   Grolig, F ^a   Horie, T ^b   Ootaki, T ^b   Galland, P ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gravitropism; Paracrystalline proteins; Phycomyces (gravitropism); Sporangiophore; Statolith; Vacuole

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL; MUTANT; PLANT GROWTH; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEDIMENT; WILD RELATIVE;

CRYSTALLIZATION; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GRAVITATION; GRAVITROPISM; GRAVITY PERCEPTION; LIGHT; LIPIDS; MUTATION; PHYCOMYCES; PLASTIDS; SPORES, FUNGAL; VACUOLES;

FUNGI; PHYCOMYCES; PHYCOMYCES BLAKESLEEANUS; PROTOFUNGI;

EID: 0033452130     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250050662     Document Type: Article

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