Lovastatin triggers an apoptosis-like cell death process in the fungus Mucor racemosus

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 119-133

  Roze, L V ^a   Linz, J E ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; cAMP; Fungal morphogenesis; Lovastatin; Mucor; Programmed cell death; Ras

Indexed keywords

BUCLADESINE; DNA FRAGMENT; MEVINOLIN; PROTEIN INHIBITOR; WORTMANNIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CYTOPLASM; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; MAMMAL CELL; MORPHOGENESIS; MUCOR; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; ONCOGENE RAS; PRENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPORE GERMINATION; YEAST;

FUNGI; MAMMALIA; MUCOR; MUCOR RACEMOSUS;

EID: 0032214453     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1998.1093     Document Type: Article

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