Novel mitogen-activated protein kinase MpkC of Aspergittus fumigatus is required for utilization of polyalcohol sugars

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1934-1940

  Reyes, Guadalupe ^a   Romans, Angela ^a   Nguyen, C Kim ^a   May, Gregory S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FUNGAL PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; POLYMER; SUGAR ALCOHOL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARBON; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLYMERS; SUGAR ALCOHOLS;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 33751193899     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00178-06     Document Type: Article

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