Mitosis in wild-type and β-tubulin mutant strains of Aspergillus nidulans

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 146-160

  Jung, M Katherine ^a   May, Gregory S ^b   Oakley, Berl R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Antimicrotubule; Aspergillus nidulans; Benomyl; Cell cycle; Microtubules; Mitosis; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

BENOMYL; BETA TUBULIN;

ALLELE; ANAPHASE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE MUTATION; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HEAT TOLERANCE; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0032096352     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1998.1057     Document Type: Article

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