Genomic evidence for mating abilities in the asexual pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus

Current Genetics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 153-160

  Pöggeler, Stefanie ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Mating; Pheromone; Receptor; Sexual reproduction

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; GENE PRODUCT; MATING HORMONE ALPHA FACTOR; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PHEROMONE; PROTEINASE;

ASCOMYCETES; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL REPRODUCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENOME ANALYSIS; MATING TYPE; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RECEPTOR GENE; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENOME, FUNGAL; GENOMICS; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHEROMONES; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; REPRODUCTION, ASEXUAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SUBTILISINS;

ASCOMYCOTA; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0036977720     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00294-002-0338-3     Document Type: Review

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