A p21-activated kinase is required for conidial germination in Penicillium marneffei

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1556-1569

  Boyce, Kylie J ^a   Andrianopoulos, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL ENZYME; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; HETEROTRIMERIC GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; P21 ACTIVATED KINASE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN CDC42; PROTEIN CFLA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL POLARITY; CELL TYPE; CONIDIAL GERMINATION; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GERMINATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORTHOLOGY; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TEMPERATURE; ANIMAL; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FUNGUS SPORE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PENICILLIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

FUNGI; GUIBOURTIA DEMEUSEI; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; P21-ACTIVATED KINASES; PENICILLIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 37349024997     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.0030162     Document Type: Article

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