A Rac homolog is required for induction of hyphal growth in the dimorphic yeast Yarrowia lipolytica

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2376-2386

  Hurtado, Cleofe A R ^a   Beckerich, Jean Marie ^b   Gaillardin, Claude ^b   Rachubinski, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL POLARITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENE DELETION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA;

ACTINS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CDC42 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN, SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; DNA, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; GENOME, FUNGAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS; RAC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; RAC1 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; SACCHAROMYCETALES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

FUNGI; YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA;

EID: 0034002280     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.9.2376-2386.2000     Document Type: Article

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