Tubulins in Aspergillus nidulans

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 420-427

  Oakley, Berl R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; BETA TUBULIN; GAMMA TUBULIN; TUBULIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CONIDIUM; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; MICROTUBULE; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; REVIEW; SPOROGENESIS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, ESSENTIAL; GENES, FUNGAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; TUBULIN;

ASPERGILLUS; DERRIS TRIFOLIATA; EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 1442284698     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2003.11.013     Document Type: Review

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