Visualization of F-actin localization and dynamics with live cell markers in Neurospora crassa

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 573-586

  Delgado Álvarez, Diego L ^a   Callejas Negrete, Olga A ^a   Gómez, Nicole ^b   Freitag, Michael ^c   Roberson, Robert W ^d   Smith, Laurie G ^b   Mouriño Pérez, Rosa R ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Arp2 3 complex; Fimbrin; Lifeact; Neurospora crassa; Tropomyosin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; ACTIN RELATED PROTEIN 3; CELL MARKER; F ACTIN; FIMBRIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; TROPOMYOSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGUS HYPHAE; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ACTINS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CYTOKINESIS; CYTOPLASM; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HYPHAE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENTS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; TROPOMYOSIN;

EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 77953534441     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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