Evidence for carbon source regulated protein kinase A and protein kinase C signaling in the duplication cycle, polarization and septum formation in Aspergillus nidulans

Microbiological Research

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 239-247

  Vanzela, A P D F C ^a   Said, Suraia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

8 Br cAMP; Aspergillus nidulans; Duplication cycle; Phorbol ester; Septation

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0036396273     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0944-5013-00156     Document Type: Article

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