A mitogen-activated protein kinase that senses nitrogen regulates conidial germination and growth in Aspergillus fumigatus

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 557-560

  Xue, Tao ^a   Nguyen, C Kim ^a   Romans, Angela ^a   May, Gregory S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GERMINATION; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; NITROGEN;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

EID: 16544392041     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.3.2.557-560.2004     Document Type: Article

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