Regulation of polarised growth in fungi

Fungal Biology Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 44-55

  Sudbery, Peter E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cdc42; Hyphae; Polarised secretion; Polarisome; Rho type GTPases; Spitzenk rper

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; RUMEX; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCETALES; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCETACEAE;

EID: 50449107338     PISSN: 17494613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fbr.2008.07.001     Document Type: Review

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