The localization of chitin synthase in membranous vesicles (chitosomes) in Neurospora crassa

Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1591-1596

  Sietsma, J Hans ^a   Beth Din, Adi ^b   Ziv, Vered ^b   Sjollema, Klaas A ^a   Yarden, Oded ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cell wall biosynthesis; Hyphal growth; Protoplast

Indexed keywords

CHITIN SYNTHASE; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE VESICLE; MICROSCOPY; MICROSOME; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOPLAST; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 8944250668     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-142-7-1591     Document Type: Article

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