Live Cell Imaging of Actin Dynamics in the Filamentous Fungus Aspergillus nidulans

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 264-274

  Schultzhaus, Zachary ^a   Quintanilla, Laura ^a   Hilton, Angelyn ^a   Shaw, Brian D ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

contractile actin ring; lifeact; live cell imaging; septum; subapical actin web

Indexed keywords

ACTIN;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CHEMISTRY; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; STAINING; TIME LAPSE IMAGING;

ACTINS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; HYPHAE; STAINING AND LABELING; TIME-LAPSE IMAGING;

EID: 84958233486     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927616000131     Document Type: Article

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