Heterotrimeric G protein mediated regulation of proteinase production in Aspergillus nidulans

Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-117

  Emri, Tamás ^a   Szilágyi, Melinda ^a   Justyák, Anikó ^a   Pócsi, István ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; Carbon starvation; Heterotrimeric G proteins; Proteinase

Indexed keywords

EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 44649152319     PISSN: 12178950     EISSN: 15882640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AMicr.55.2008.2.3     Document Type: Article

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