The Aspergillus nidulans pkcA gene is involved in polarized growth, morphogenesis and maintenance of cell wall integrity

Current Genetics

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 321-329

  Ronen, Revital ^a   Sharon, Haim ^a   Levdansky, Emma ^a   Romano, Jacob ^a   Shadkchan, Yona ^a   Osherov, Nir ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; Fungal cell wall; pkcA

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN KINASE C;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL CLONE; CELL DISRUPTION; CELL SWELLING; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL WALL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL DEVELOPMENT; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL WALL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GLUCOSE; HYPHAE; MUTATION; PROTEIN KINASE C-ALPHA; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 34247208120     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00294-007-0129-y     Document Type: Article

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