Effects of protein transport inhibitors on the distribution and secretion of the fusion protein RntA-EGFP in Aspergillus oryzae

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1569-1573

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus oryzae; Enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP); Protein transport inhibitors; Secretory pathway

Indexed keywords

ENZYME INHIBITION; FLUORESCENCE; POLYMERIZATION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CELLULAR COMPONENTS; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS (EGFP); MICROTUBLUES; TRANSPORT INHIBITORS;

ENZYMES;

BREFELDIN A; CYTOCHALASIN; CYTOCHALASIN A; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; NOCODAZOLE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITOR; RIBONUCLEASE T1;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROTUBULE; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; BREFELDIN A; CYTOCHALASINS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HYPHAE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, INTERFERENCE; MICROTUBULES; NOCODAZOLE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RIBONUCLEASE T1;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; FUNGI;

EID: 11244280994     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.68.1569     Document Type: Article

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