The crk1 gene encodes an ime2-related protein that is required for morphogenesis in the plant pathogenustilago maydis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 729-743

  Garrido, Elia ^a   Pérez Martín, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN CRK1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; CYCLIC AMP; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MORPHOGENESIS; MUTATION; PLANT DISEASES; PROTEIN KINASES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; USTILAGO;

FUNGI; USTILAGO; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

EID: 0037242274     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03323.x     Document Type: Article

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