The protein kinase ImeB is required for light-mediated inhibition of sexual development and for mycotoxin production in Aspergillus nidulans

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1278-1295

  Bayram, Özgür ^a   Sari, Fatih ^a   Braus, Gerhard H ^a   Irniger, Stefan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MYCOTOXIN; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE IMEB; STERIGMATOCYSTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; FRUITING BODY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS GROWTH; IMEB GENE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MOTIF; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; LIGHT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MYCOTOXINS; PROTEIN KINASES; RNA, FUNGAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 60649092777     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06606.x     Document Type: Article

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