Aspergillus nidulans conidiation genes dewA, fluG, and stuA are differentially regulated in early vegetative growth

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1697-1700

  Breakspear, Andrew ^a   Momany, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEWA PROTEIN, ASPERIGILLUS NIDULANS; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; STUA PROTEIN, FUNGUS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; DNA MICROARRAY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 34748920932     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00189-07     Document Type: Article

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