The duplication cycle in Aspergillus nidulans

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-12

  Harris, Steven D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

A. nidulans; Cell cycle; Cellular morphogenesis; NimA kinase; Nuclear division; p34(cdc2 28); Polarity; Septation

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL GROWTH; CELL SIZE; CELL TRANSPORT; CELL VACUOLE; CYTOSKELETON; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; MITOSIS; MITOSIS SPINDLE; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 0031214464     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1997.0990     Document Type: Review

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