Mechanism of microtubule plus-end tracking by the plant-specific SPR1 protein and its development as a versatile plus-end marker
- Award ID(s):
- 1453726
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10133361
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Biological Chemistry
- Volume:
- 294
- Issue:
- 44
- ISSN:
- 0021-9258
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 16374 to 16384
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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