Two distinct distributions of F-actin are present in the hyphal apex of the oomycete Achlya bisexualis

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 275-280

  Yu, Yu Ping ^a,b   Jackson, Sandra L ^a   Garrill, Ashley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b SHIH CHIEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Achlya bisexualis; Actin; F actin depleted zone; Oomycete; Tip growth

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; METHYLGLYOXAL; PHALLOIDIN;

ACHLYA; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM;

ACHLYA; ACTINS; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; PHALLOIDINE; PYRUVALDEHYDE;

ACHLYA; ACHLYA BISEXUALIS; ALEXA;

EID: 1842666856     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pch032     Document Type: Article

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