Evidence that MRas1 and MRas3 proteins are associated with distinct cellular functions during growth and morphogenesis in the fungus Mucor racemosus

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 171-189

  Roze, L V ^a   Mahanti, N ^a   Mehigh, R ^a   McConnell, D G ^b   Linz, J E ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCLADESINE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; FUSIDIENOL; RAS PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GROWTH INHIBITION; MAMMAL; MORPHOGENESIS; MUCOR; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE RAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORE GERMINATION; SPOROGENESIS;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; MAMMALIA; MUCOR RACEMOSUS;

EID: 0033509996     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1999.1177     Document Type: Article

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