Characterization of the pH signal transduction pathway gene palA of Aspergillus nidulans and identification of possible homologs

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1832-1835

  Negrete Urtasun, Susana ^a   Denison, Steven H ^a,b   Arst Jr , Herbert N ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ASPERGILLUS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 0031038837     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.5.1832-1835.1997     Document Type: Article

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