FluG-Dependent Asexual Development in Aspergillus nidulans Occurs via Derepression

Genetics

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1535-1544

  Seo, Jeong Ah ^a   Guan, Yajun ^a,b   Yu, Jae Hyuk ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN FLUG; PROTEIN SFGA; STERIGMATOCYSTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ALLELE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING MOTIF; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

ALLELES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SPORES, FUNGAL; SUPPRESSION, GENETIC;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 33645237487     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: 00166731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1534/genetics.105.052258     Document Type: Article

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