A putative role for calmodulin in the activation of Neurospora crassa chitin synthase

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 95-100

  Suresh, K ^a   Subramanyam, C ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

calmodulin; chitin synthase; Neurospora; protein phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

CALMODULIN; CHITIN; CHITIN SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; MICROSOME; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION;

CA(2+)-CALMODULIN DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CALMODULIN; CALMODULIN-BINDING PROTEINS; CELL WALL; CHELATING AGENTS; CHITIN SYNTHASE; EGTAZIC ACID; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MICROSOMES; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTOPLASTS; TRIFLUOPERAZINE; TRYPSIN;

EID: 0030974497     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00103-1     Document Type: Article

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