The G-protein α-subunit GasC plays a major role in germination in the dimorphic fungus Penicillium marneffei

Genetics

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 487-499

  Zuber, Sophie ^a   Hynes, Michael J ^a   Andrianopoulos, Alex ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; GASC PROTEIN, PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ALPHA CHAIN; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CHEMISTRY; CONIDIUM; DOMINANT GENE; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0037786832     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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