Does endocytosis occur in fungal hyphae?
The evidence and arguments for and against the occurrence of endocytosis in fungal hyphae are summarized. The balance of evidence is in favour of the existence of endocytosis. This is supported by an analysis of the recently sequenced Neurospora genome which strongly suggests that this fungus possesses the complex protein machinery required to conduct endocytosis.
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Nick D
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Fungal Cell Biology Group, Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Edinburgh, Rutherford Building, EH9 3JH Edinburgh, UK. Nick@fungalcell.org
Kalkman
Eric R
ER
D000199:Actins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D001693:Biological Transport, Active / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002966:Clathrin / Q000378:metabolism; D003911:Dextrans / Q000378:metabolism; D004705:Endocytosis; D016650:Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism; D016681:Genome, Fungal; D025301:Hyphae / Q000502:physiology*; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000378:metabolism; D007811:Lanthanum / Q000378:metabolism; D009492:Neurospora crassa / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D011726:Pyridinium Compounds / Q000378:metabolism; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / Q000378:metabolism; D017385:Sequence Homology
D000199:Actins; D002966:Clathrin; D003911:Dextrans; C092350:FM 4-64; C073804:FM1 43; D007546:Isoquinolines; D011726:Pyridinium Compounds; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; C015219:fluorescein isothiocyanate dextran; D007811:Lanthanum; C017475:lucifer yellow; D016650:Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate