The protein kinase C orthologue PkcA plays a role in cell wall integrity and polarized growth in Aspergillus nidulans

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 554-562

  Teepe, Annette G ^a   Loprete, Darlene M ^a   He, Zhumei ^b   Hoggard, Timothy A ^a   Hill, Terry W ^a  

^a RHODES COLLEGE   (United States)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; Cell walls; Polarized cell growth; Protein kinase C; Septum formation

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CALC2 PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; GLYCINE; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTEIN KINASE C ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL POLARITY; CELL WALL; CHROMOSOME 8; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL POLARITY; CELL WALL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN KINASE C;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 34247596972     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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