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Loss of a GPI-Anchored Membrane Protein Aah3p Causes a Defect in Vacuolar Protein Sorting in Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Tomoko IWAKIDepartment of Life Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University;Research Center, Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.
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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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Yuko GIGA-HAMAResearch Center, Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.
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Kaoru TAKEGAWADepartment of Life Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University
Pages 623-626 | Received 27 Oct 2006, Accepted 19 Dec 2006, Published online: 22 May 2014

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