In vivo visualization of the distribution of a secretory protein in aspergillus oryzae hyphae using the RntA-EGFP fusion protein

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 455-459

  Masai, Kumiko ^a   Maruyama, Jun Ichi ^a,b   Nakajima, Harushi ^a   Kitamoto, Katsuhiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NARO Bio oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anc fusion protein; Aspergillus oryzae; EGFP; Secretory pathway

Indexed keywords

7 AMINO 4 CHLOROMETHYLCOUMARIN; 7-AMINO-4-CHLOROMETHYLCOUMARIN; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; PHOTOPROTEIN; RIBONUCLEASE T1;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL VACUOLE; CHEMISTRY; COLD; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMID; SECRETION; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; COLD; COUMARINS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HYPHAE; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RIBONUCLEASE T1; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; VACUOLES;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; FUNGI;

EID: 0041626112     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.67.455     Document Type: Article

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