Kinesin is essential for cell morphogenesis and polarized secretion in Neurospora crassa.

doi:10.1093/emboj/16.11.3025

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Kinesin is essential for cell morphogenesis and polarized secretion in Neurospora crassa.

The EMBO journal - 2 Jun 1997

Seiler S, Nargang F E, Steinberg G, Schliwa M

Abstract excerpt

Kinesin is a force-generating molecule that is thought to translocate organelles along microtubules, but its precise cellular function is still unclear. To determine the role of kinesin in vivo, we have generated a kinesin-deficient strain in the simple cell system Neurospora crassa. Null cells e...

Topics

Biological Transport
Cell Nucleus
Cell Polarity
Cell Wall
Kinesins
Morphogenesis
Movement
Mutation
Neurospora crassa
Organelles
Phenotype

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