Control of pigmentation of Ustilago hordei: The effect of pH, thiamine, and involvement of the cAMP cascade

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-74

  Lichter, Amnon ^a   Mills, Dallice ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

G protein; Melanin; Ustilago hordei

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; METHYLXANTHINE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; PIGMENT; THIAMINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMID; DNA LIBRARY; FUNGUS CULTURE; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PH; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND MESSENGER; USTILAGO;

USTILAGO HORDEI;

EID: 0031742618     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1998.1087     Document Type: Article

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