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A mutation in the Neurospora crassa actin gene results in multiple defects in tip growth and branching.
Fungal genetics and biology : FG & B - 1 Feb 2004
Virag Aleksandra, Griffiths Anthony J F
Abstract excerpt
Actin has a pivotal function in hyphal morphogenesis in filamentous fungi, but it is not certain whether its function is equivalent to that of a morphogen, or if it is simply part of a mechanism that executes orders given by another regulatory entity. To address this question we selected for cytochalasin A resistance and isolated act1, the first actin mutant in Neurospora crassa. This mutant branches apically and...
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