The early impact of genetics on our understanding of cell cycle regulation in Aspergillus nidulans

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 401-410

  Osmani, Stephen A ^a   Mirabito, Peter M ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL CYCLE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CYTOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENES, CDC; GENES, ESSENTIAL; GENES, FUNGAL; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; MUTATION;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 1442309300     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2003.11.009     Document Type: Review

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