Kinesin from the plant pathogenic fungus Ustilago maydis is involved in vacuole formation and cytoplasmic migration.

doi:10.1242/jcs.111.15.2235

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Kinesin from the plant pathogenic fungus Ustilago maydis is involved in vacuole formation and cytoplasmic migration.

Journal of cell science - 1 Aug 1998

Steinberg G, Schliwa M, Lehmler C, Bölker M, Kahmann R, McIntosh J R

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A gene encoding the heavy chain of conventional kinesin (kin2) has recently been identified in the dimorphic fungus Ustilago maydis (Lehmler et al., 1997). From the phenotype of kin2 null-mutants it was concluded that Kin2 might be involved in vesicle traffic towards the tip. However, this model...

Topics

Cytoplasm
Endocytosis
Kinesins
Microtubules
Molecular Weight
Mutation
Neurospora crassa
Nocodazole
Ustilago
Vacuoles

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