sod(VI)C is an α-COP-related gene which is essential for establishing and maintaining polarized growth in Aspergillus nidulans

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 236-252

  Whittaker, S L ^a   Lunness, P ^b   Milward, K J ^a   Doonan, J H ^b   Assinder, S J ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cellular polarity; Coatomer; COPI; Filamentous fungi; Protein secretion

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL CYCLE; COSMID; CYTOLYSIS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE MUTATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; SPORE GERMINATION; TEMPERATURE; TIME; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; FUNGAL GENE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENES, FUNGAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 0032587724     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1999.1117     Document Type: Article

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