Immunolocalization of chitin synthases in the phytopathogenic dimorphic fungus Ustilago maydis

FEMS Yeast Research

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 999-1009

  Ruiz Herrera, José ^a   Xoconostle Cázares, Beatriz ^a,b   Reynaga Peña, Cristina G ^a   León Ramírez, Claudia ^a   Cárabez Trejo, Alfonso ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Chitin synthase; Chitosomes; Ustilago maydis

Indexed keywords

CHITIN SYNTHASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYPEPTIDE; PROTEIN CHS3; PROTEIN CHS4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY AFFINITY; CELL SURFACE; CELL WALL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOPLASM; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FUNGAL GENE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MEMBRANE VESICLE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; UMCHS3 GENE; UMCHS6 GENE; UMCHS8 GENE; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

FUNGI; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

EID: 33750010472     PISSN: 15671356     EISSN: 15671364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2006.00133.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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