Electrobiology of fungal hyphae.
Hyphae of many fungi drive electric currents through themselves. In Achlya bisexualis the current is carried by protons which enter the apical region by symport with amino acids and are expelled distally. The proton current may play a role in the spatial localization of apical growth.
Harold
F M
FM
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, Colorado 80206.
Schreurs
W J
WJ
Harold
R L
RL
Caldwell
J H
JH
D004553:Electric Conductivity; D005658:Fungi / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D011522:Protons
D011522:Protons