Effects of mutations in the GanB/RgsA G protein mediated signalling on the autolysis of Aspergillus nidulans

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 495-503

  Molnár, Zsolt ^a   Emri, Tamás ^a   Zavaczki, Erzsébet ^a   Pusztahelyi, Tünde ^a   Pócsi, István ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; CHITINASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE; RGS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CATALASE; CHITINASE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN REGULATORS; MUTATION; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RGS PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 33845636634     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200610174     Document Type: Article

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