Expression and function of sex pheromones and receptors in the homothallic ascomycete Gibberella zeae

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1211-1221

  Lee, Jungkwan ^a   Leslie, John F ^a   Bowden, Robert L ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; PHEROMONE; PHEROMONE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; GIBBERELLA; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GIBBERELLA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHEROMONES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RECEPTORS, PHEROMONE;

ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGI; GIBBERELLA; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; SACCHAROMYCES;

EID: 47049119939     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00272-07     Document Type: Article

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