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An α-Amylase Homologue, aah3, Encodes a GPI-Anchored Membrane Protein Required for Cell Wall Integrity and Morphogenesis in Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Tomotake MORITADepartment of Life Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University;Research Center, Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.
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Naotaka TANAKADepartment of Life Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University
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Akira HOSOMIDepartment of Life Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University
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Yuko GIGA-HAMAResearch Center, Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.
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Kaoru TAKEGAWADepartment of Life Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University
Pages 1454-1463 | Received 26 Dec 2005, Accepted 19 Jan 2006, Published online: 22 May 2014

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