The Gβ-subunit-encoding gene bpp1 controls cyclic-AMP signaling in Ustilago maydis

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 806-814

  Müller, Philip ^a,b   Leibbrandt, Andreas ^a,d   Teunissen, Hedwich ^b   Cubasch, Stephanie ^a   Aichinger, Christian ^a,c   Kahmann, Regine ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS GMBH   (Germany)

^d Institut für Virologie   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA; USTILAGO; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

CYCLIC AMP; FUNGAL PROTEIN; HETEROTRIMERIC GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; PHEROMONE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; USTILAGO;

ALLELES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CYCLIC AMP; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HETEROTRIMERIC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; MUTATION; PHEROMONES; PHYLOGENY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; USTILAGO;

EID: 2942657747     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.3.3.806-814.2004     Document Type: Article

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