Cytokinesis in Aspergillus nidulans is controlled by cell size, nuclear positioning and mitosis

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 109, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 2179-2188

  Wolkow, Tom D ^a   Harris, Steven D ^b   Hamer, John E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; Cell size; Nuclear positioning; Septation

Indexed keywords

ACTIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL DIVISION; CELL GROWTH; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SIZE; CYTOKINESIS; FUNGUS SPORE; MITOSIS; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE MUTANT;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS; DYNEIN ATPASE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MITOSIS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0029814966     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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