Calcineurin localizes to the hyphal septum in Aspergillus fumigatus: Implications for septum formation and conidiophore development

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1606-1610

  Juvvadi, Praveen Rao ^a   Fortwendel, Jarrod R ^a   Pinchai, Nadthanan ^a   Perfect, B Zachary ^a   Heitman, Joseph ^a   Steinbach, William J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS SPORE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CALCINEURIN; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HYPHAE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SPORES, FUNGAL;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI;

EID: 51649125240     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00200-08     Document Type: Article

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