G-protein and cAMP-mediated signaling in aspergilli: A genomic perspective

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 490-502

  Lafon, Anne ^a   Han, Kap Hoon ^b   Seo, Jeong Ah ^b   Yu, Jae Hyuk ^b   d'Enfert, Christophe ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; cAMP; Fusarium graminearum; G protein; GPCR; Magnaporthe grisea; Neurospora crassa; Nutrient sensing; PKA; Regulator of G protein signaling

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CYCLIC AMP; FUNGAL PROTEIN; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; OPSIN; PHEROMONE RECEPTOR; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PROTEIN KINASE; RGS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; COMPUTER MODEL; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENOME; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; GENOME, FUNGAL; PHOSPHORIC DIESTER HYDROLASES; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; RGS PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ASCOMYCOTA; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 33646730081     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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