Aspergillus nidulans RhoA is involved in polar growth, branching, and cell wall synthesis

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-22

  Guest, Gretel M ^a   Lin, Xiaorong ^a   Momany, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Polar growth; Rho1; RhoGTPase

Indexed keywords

CALCOFLUOR; CASPOFUNGIN; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; RHO FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GERM CELL; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SYNTHESIS; WILD TYPE;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0345304749     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2003.08.006     Document Type: Article

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