Statoliths in phycomyces: Characterization of octahedral protein crystals

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 211-220

  Eibel, Peter ^a   Schimek, Christine ^a,b   Fries, Volker ^a   Grolig, Franz ^a   Schapat, Tanja ^a   Schmidt, Werner ^c   Schneckenburger, Herbert ^d   Ootaki, Tamotsu ^b   Galland, Paul ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^d Fachhochschule Aalen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gravitropism; Gravitropism mutants; Octahedral protein crystals; Phycomyces; Statolith

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; QUERCETIN;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL VACUOLE; CHROMATOPHORE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS MUTANT; FUNGUS SPORE; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OTOLITH; PHYCOMYCETES; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

FUNGI; PHYCOMYCES; PHYCOMYCES BLAKESLEEANUS; PHYCOMYCETES;

EID: 0033865339     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.2000.1199     Document Type: Article

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