Mutations in the heavy chain of cytoplasmic dynein suppress the nudF nuclear migration mutation of Aspergillus nidulans

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 255, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 194-200

  Willins, D A ^a   Liu, B ^a   Xiang, X ^a   Morris, N R ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Extragenic suppressor; Filamentous fungus; Microtubule; Motor; Organelle movement

Indexed keywords

DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE MUTANT;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; DYNEIN ATPASE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, DOMINANT; GENES, FUNGAL; GENES, RECESSIVE; GENES, SUPPRESSOR; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MUTATION;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; NUDA;

EID: 0030850709     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050489     Document Type: Article

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