Pheromone-induced G2 arrest in the phytopathogenic fungus Ustilago maydis

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 494-500

  García Muse, Tatiana ^a   Steinberg, Gero ^b   Pérez Martín, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Max Planck Inst Terrestrische M   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; USTILAGO; USTILAGO MAYDIS; ZEA MAYS;

DNA; HYDROXYUREA; NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS INHIBITOR; PHEROMONE; RNA;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HAPLOIDY; MUTATION; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; USTILAGO;

DNA; G2 PHASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HAPLOIDY; HYDROXYUREA; MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; PHEROMONES; REPRODUCTION; RNA; USTILAGO;

EID: 18844473655     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.2.3.494-500.2003     Document Type: Article

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