Polarity in filamentous fungi: Moving beyond the yeast paradigm

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 391-400

  Harris, Steven D ^a   Momany, Michelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Branching; Germ tube emergence; Morphogenesis; Polar growth; Polarity

Indexed keywords

RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

CYTOSKELETON; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGUS; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; MODEL; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEAST;

CELL POLARITY; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUNGI; HYPHAE; MORPHOGENESIS;

FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 1442309302     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2003.11.007     Document Type: Review

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