Apical growth and mitosis are independent processes in Aspergillus nidulans

Protoplasma

Volumn 222, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 211-215

  Riquelme, M ^a,d   Fischer, R ^b   Bartnicki Garcia S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; Cytoplasmic microtubule; Green fluorescent protein; Mitosis; Spitzenk rper; Tip growth

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHALASIN; CYTOCHALASIN A; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PHOTOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS; DRUG EFFECT; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROSCOPY; MITOSIS; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOCHALASINS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HYPHAE; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; MITOSIS;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0347028662     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00709-003-0020-8     Document Type: Article

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