Umchs5, a gene coding for a class IV chitin synthase in Ustilago maydis

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 199-208

  Xoconostle Cázares, Beatriz ^a   Specht, Charles A ^b   Robbins, Phillips W ^b   Liu, Yilun ^b   León, Claudia ^a   Ruiz Herrera, José ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chitin; Chitin synthase; Umchs5 gene; Umchs6 gene; Ustilago maydis

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CHITIN SYNTHASE; FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; HYGROMYCIN B;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE CASSETTE; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LIBRARY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; USTILAGO MAYDIS; VIRULENCE;

ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; USTILAGO MAYDIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031410182     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1997.1014     Document Type: Article

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