A Phytophthora infestans G-protein β subunit is involved in sporangium formation

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 971-977

  Latijnhouwers, Maita ^a,b   Govers, Francine ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b SAINSBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN BETA SUBUNIT; PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE;

ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DOWN REGULATION; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOPHTHORA; POTATO;

CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENE SILENCING; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN BETA SUBUNITS; MUTATION; PHYTOPHTHORA; PROTEIN-TYROSINE-PHOSPHATASE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SPORES, FUNGAL; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; SECALE CEREALE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0142153867     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.2.5.971-977.2003     Document Type: Article

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