CEK2, a novel MAPK from Candida albicans complement the mating defect of fus3/kss1 mutant

Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 303-304

  Chen, Jing ^a   Wang, Qing ^a   Chen, Jiang Ye ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

C. Albicans; CEK2; MAPK; Mating

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001835964     PISSN: 05829879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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