Mitogen activated protein kinases of Aspergillus fumigatus

Medical Mycology

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL.1, 2005, Pages

  May, G S ^a   Xue, T ^a   Kontoyiannis, D P ^a   Gustin, M C ^b  

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

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conidium; Growth regulation; Protein kinase

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; NITROGEN; PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL WALL; CONIDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE DELETION; GENOME; MATING; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; OSMOLARITY; STRESS;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI;

EID: 22844446112     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780400024784     Document Type: Article

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