Synthesis of α-glucans in fission yeast spores is carried out by three α-glucan synthase paralogues, Mok12p, Mok13p and Mok14p

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 836-853

  García, Ignacio ^a   Tajadura, Virginia ^a   Martín, Victoria ^a,c   Toda, Takashi ^b   Sánchez, Yolanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b Cancer Reseach UK   (United Kingdom)

^c SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCAN; AMYLOSE; BETA GLUCAN; GLUCAN; GLUCAN SYNTHASE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE DELETION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; MOK 14 GENE; MOK12 GENE; MOK13 GENE; NONHUMAN; PARALOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; SPOROGENESIS; STRESS;

AMYLOSE; CELL WALL; GLUCANS; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; POLYMERS; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SEQUENCE DELETION; SPORES, FUNGAL;

FUNGI; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 33645077613     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04995.x     Document Type: Article

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