The Aspergillus nidulans sfaD gene encodes a G protein β subunit that is required for normal growth and repression of sporulation

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 20, 1999, Pages 5592-5600

  Rosén, Stefan ^a,b   Yu, Jae Hyuk ^a,c   Adams, Thomas H ^a,c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Cereon Genomics   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; Conidiophore; Growth regulation; Heterotrimeric G protein; RGS domain

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BETA CHAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE FUNCTION; GROWTH REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPOROGENESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENES, FUNGAL; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; HETEROTRIMERIC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 0033570148     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.20.5592     Document Type: Article

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