The veA gene activates sexual development in Aspergillus nidulans

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 72-80

  Kim, Hee Seo ^a   Han, Kyu Yong ^a   Kim, Kyung Jin ^a   Han, Dong Min ^b   Jahng, Kwang Yeop ^a   Chae, Keon Sang ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; npgA; Sexual development; veA

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; AMINO ACID; GUANINE; METHIONINE; POLYPEPTIDE; THYMINE;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CODON; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FUNGAL DEVELOPMENT; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LIQUID CULTURE; MYCELIUM; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NULL ALLELE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; START CODON; VEA GENE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BASE SEQUENCE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; OPEN READING FRAMES; PHENOTYPE;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; NEUROSPORA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 0036392324     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1087-1845(02)00029-4     Document Type: Article

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