Aspergillus nidulans VeA subcellular localization is dependent on the importin α carrier and on light

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 242-255

  Stinnett, Suzanne M ^a   Espeso, Eduardo A ^b   Cobeño, Laura ^b   Araújo Bazán, Lidia ^b   Calvo, Ana M ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KARYOPHERIN ALPHA; PROTEIN; PROTEIN VEA; STERIGMATOCYSTIN;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL STRAIN; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; WILD TYPE;

ALPHA KARYOPHERINS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL NUCLEUS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; LIGHT; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 33845710124     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2006.05506.x     Document Type: Article

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