Identification of a novel gene hbrB required for polarised growth in Aspergillus nidulans

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 463-471

  Gatherar, I M ^a   Pollerman, S ^a   Dunn Coleman, N ^b   Turner, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TEMPERATURE;

ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, FUNGAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, ESSENTIAL; GENES, FUNGAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GENOMIC LIBRARY; HYPHAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PLASMIDS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

ALCA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; NEUROSPORA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 1442358124     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2003.12.004     Document Type: Article

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