Conidial germination in Aspergillus nidulans requires RAS signaling and protein synthesis

Genetics

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 647-656

  Osherov, Nir ^a   May, Gregory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MALONYL COENZYME A;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS MUTANT; FUNGUS SPORE; GENETIC SCREENING; GERMINATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSLATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

8-BROMO CYCLIC ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN FOLDING; RAS PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 0034096313     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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