Aspergillus nidulans hypB encodes a Sec7-domain protein important for hyphal morphogenesis

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 749-759

  Yang, Yi ^a   El Ganiny, Amira M ^a   Bray, Geoffrey E ^a   Sanders, David A R ^a   Kaminskyj, Susan G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

ARF; Aspergillus nidulans; COPI; GEF; hypB5; Hyphal morphogenesis; Membrane trafficking; Sec7p; Secretion

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; CYTOSINE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GUANINE; HYPA1 PROTEIN; HYPB PROTEIN; HYPB5 PROTEIN; PROLINE; SEC7 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CLONING; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE BINDING SITE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; HEAT; HYPHAE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTATION, MISSENSE;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 41649108637     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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