Functional and Physical Interaction of Blue- and Red-Light Sensors in Aspergillus nidulans

Current Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 255-259

  Purschwitz, Janina ^a   Müller, Sylvia ^a   Kastner, Christian ^a   Schöser, Michelle ^b   Haas, Hubertus ^b   Espeso, Eduardo A ^c   Atoui, Ali ^d   Calvo, Ana M ^d   Fischer, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^d NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

SIGNALING

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; MYCOTOXIN; PHYTOCHROME;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BIOSYNTHESIS; COLOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; COLOR; FUNGAL PROTEINS; LIGHT; MYCOTOXINS; PHYTOCHROME; REPRODUCTION;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 39249085811     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.01.061     Document Type: Article

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