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SUBMITTER: Tegelaar M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5519613 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tegelaar Martin M Wösten Han A B HAB
Scientific reports 20170720 1
Hyphae of higher fungi grow at their tips and are compartmentalized by porous septa that enable inter-compartmental cytoplasmic streaming. Woronin bodies discontinue cytoplasmic streaming by plugging the septal pores. Here, it was assessed whether apical compartments of Aspergillus niger sustain their own growth or whether their growth depends on subapical compartments. Hyphae of wildtype and the ΔhexA strain, lacking Woronin bodies, had a similar morphology and growth rate. A total of 58% and 1 ...[more]