An actin-based cytoskeleton in archaea

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1052-1061

  Ettema, Thijs J G ^a   Lindås, Ann Christin ^a   Bernander, Rolf ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ARCADIN 1; ARCADIN 3; ARCADIN 4; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARCADE GENE; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENE; CELL SHAPE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRENACTIN GENE; CYTOKINESIS; GENE CLUSTER; KORARCHAEOTA; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PYROBACULUM CALIDIFONTIS; THERMOPROTEALES;

ACTINS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; CYTOSKELETON; MICROTUBULES; PHYLOGENY; PYROBACULUM;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRENARCHAEOTA; EUKARYOTA; KORARCHAEOTA; PYROBACULUM CALIDIFONTIS; THERMOPROTEALES;

EID: 79955706693     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07635.x     Document Type: Article

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