We investigated the molecular basis and physiological implications of anion transport during pollen tube ( Patch‐clamp whole‐cell configuration analysis of pollen grain protoplasts revealed three subpopulations of anionic currents differentially regulated by cytoplasmic calcium ([Ca2+]cyt). We investigated the pollen‐expressed proteins Our data show that
Ari Helenius launched the field of enveloped virus fusion in endosomes with a seminal paper in the
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10247855
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Traffic
- Volume:
- 17
- Issue:
- 6
- ISSN:
- 1398-9219
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- p. 593-614
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- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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