A mutation in the Rho1-GAP-encoding gene BEM2 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae affects morphogenesis and cell wall functionality

Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-36

  Cid, Víctor J ^a   Cenamor, Rosa ^a   Sánchez, Miguel ^a   Nombela, César ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cell integrity; Cell wall; Morphogenesis; Rho GAP; Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BENOMYL; CALCOFLUOR WHITE; CILOFUNGIN; ECHINOCANDIN B; FLUCYTOSINE; GENE PRODUCT; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN; HYDROLASE; KETOCONAZOLE; NIKKOMYCIN; PAPULACANDIN B; POLYMYXIN B; RHO FACTOR; TRICHODERMOL; TUNICAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL POLARITY; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE MUTATION; MORPHOGENESIS; MULTINUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPOROGENESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASOUND;

FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031962930     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-1-25     Document Type: Article

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