Regulatory role of the PKA pathway in dimorphism and mating in Yarrowia lipolytica

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 390-399

  Cervantes Chávez, José A ^a   Kronberg, Florencia ^b   Passeron, Susana ^b   Ruiz Herrera, José ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Fungal dimorphism; Pka catalytic subunit; PKA pathway; Yarrowia lipolytica

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; THIAMINE PYROPHOSPHOKINASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; MATING; MYCELIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA;

ANIMALS; CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE CATALYTIC SUBUNITS; CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; DNA, FUNGAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MAP KINASE KINASE KINASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCELIUM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; YARROWIA; YEASTS;

FUNGI; YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA;

EID: 64049096149     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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