The chsD and chsE genes of Aspergillus nidulans and their roles in chitin synthesis

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 153-167

  Specht, Charles A ^a   Liu, Yilun ^a   Robbins, Phillips W ^a   Bulawa, Christine E ^b   Iartchouk, Natalia ^b   Winter, Kenneth R ^b   Riggle, Perry J ^b   Rhodes, Judith C ^c   Dodge, Carol L ^d   Culp, David W ^d   Borgia, Peter T ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Myco Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; Cell lysis; Chitin; Chitin synthase; Chitin synthase genes; chsD gene; chsE gene; Conidia; Fungal morphogenesis; Hyphal growth; Spore germination

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CHITIN SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMBINANT GENE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPORE GERMINATION;

ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0030174870     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1996.0030     Document Type: Article

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