Microtubule motor protein Kar3 is required for normal mitotic division and morphogenesis in Candida albicans

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1460-1474

  Sherwood, Racquel Kim ^b   Bennett, Richard J ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN;

ANAPHASE; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MITOSIS; MUTATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ANAPHASE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DYNEIN ATPASE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MITOSIS; MUTATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ARANEAE; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 51649096438     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00138-08     Document Type: Article

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