Sexual pheromone induces diffusion of the pheromone-homologous polypeptide in the extracellular matrix of Volvox carteri

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2157-2162

  Ishida, Koichi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b Japan Science and Technology Agency   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL PROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; PHEROPHORIN II PROTEIN, VOLVOX; SCLEROPROTEIN; SEX PHEROMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; DIFFUSION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; METABOLISM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VOLVOX;

ALGAL PROTEINS; DIFFUSION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; GLYCOPROTEINS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEX ATTRACTANTS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; VOLVOX;

VOLVOX; VOLVOX CARTERI;

EID: 36849077644     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00304-07     Document Type: Article

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