The Aspergillus nidulans phytochrome FphA represses sexual development in red light

Current Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 1833-1838

  Blumenstein, Anne ^a,b   Vienken, Kay ^a,b   Tasler, Ronja ^c   Purschwitz, Janina ^b   Veith, Daniel ^a,b   Frankenberg Dinkel, Nicole ^c   Fischer, Reinhard ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYTOCHROME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BIOLOGY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETICS; LIGHT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CYTOPLASM; GENE COMPONENTS; LIGHT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOTOBIOLOGY; PHOTORECEPTORS; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOCHROME; REPRODUCTION, ASEXUAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEXUAL MATURATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 27144432820     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.08.061     Document Type: Article

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