FluG and flbA function interdependently to initiate conidiophore development in Aspergillus nidulans through brlAβ activation

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 299-309

  Lee, Bee Na ^a,b   Adams, Thomas H ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Asexual sporulation; Conidiation; Extracellular signaling; Filamentous fungi; Microbial development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPOROGENESIS;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0029671053     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00360.x     Document Type: Article

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