The G-protein β subunit GPB1 is required for mating and haploid fruiting in Cryptococcus neoformans

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 352-362

  Wang, Ping ^a   Perfect, John R ^a   Heitman, Joseph ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FUNGAL GENETICS; HAPLOIDY; MATING; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRULENCE;

CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

EID: 0033986793     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.20.1.352-362.2000     Document Type: Article

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