Visualizing nuclear migration during conidiophore development in Aspergillus nidulans and Aspergillus oryzae: Multinucleation of conidia occurs through direct migration of plural nuclei from phialides and confers greater viability and early germination in Aspergillus oryzae

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 747-754

  Ishi, Kazutomo ^a   Maruyama, Jun Ichi ^a   Juvvadi, Praveen Rao ^a   Nakajima, Harushi ^a,b   Kitamoto, Katsuhiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b MEIJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Conidial germination; Conidiation; Multinucleate conidium; Nuclear migration

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CELLS; CHARACTERIZATION; IRRADIATION; PROTEINS; STATISTICAL METHODS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CONIDIOPHORES; FUSION PROTEIN; MULTINUCLEATION; NUCLEAR MIGRATION;

FUNGI;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; FREEZING; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SURVIVAL; FREEZING; GERMINATION; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 20444409167     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.69.747     Document Type: Article

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