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The Full Complement of Yeast Ypt/Rab-GTPases and Their Involvement in Exo- and Endocytic Trafficking

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Götte, M., Lazar, T., Yoo, JS., Scheglmann, D., Gallwitz, D. (2002). The Full Complement of Yeast Ypt/Rab-GTPases and Their Involvement in Exo- and Endocytic Trafficking. In: Hilderson, H., Fuller, S. (eds) Fusion of Biological Membranes and Related Problems. Subcellular Biochemistry, vol 34. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46824-7_4

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