The GanB Gα-protein negatively regulates asexual sporulation and plays a positive role in conidial germination in Aspergillus nidulans

Genetics

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1305-1315

  Chang, Mi Hee ^a   Chae, Keon Sang ^a   Han, Dong Min ^b   Jahng, Kwang Yeop ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; RNA; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CONIDIUM; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS MUTANT; GANB GENE; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; BACTERIAL SPORE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; REPRODUCTION, ASEXUAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPORES; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 3242878473     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1534/genetics.103.025379     Document Type: Article

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