Asexual sporulation signalling regulates autolysis of Aspergillus nidulans via modulating the chitinase ChiB production

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 514-523

  Pocsi I ^a   Leiter, E ^a   Kwon, N J ^b   Shin, K S ^c   Kwon, G S ^d   Pusztahelyi, T ^a   Emri, T ^a   Abuknesha, R A ^e   Price, R G ^e   Yu, J H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c Daejeon University   (South Korea)

^d Andong National University   (South Korea)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Aspergillus nidulans; Autolysis; Chitinase; Penicillium chrysogenum; Sporulation.

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; AUTOLYSIS; CHITINASE ACTIVITIES; CHITINASES; FUNGAL AUTOLYSIS; MRNA LEVELS; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; SPORULATION.; STATIONARY PHASE; SUBMERGED CULTURES;

CELL DEATH;

CHIB ENZYME; CHITINASE; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; LYSIS; MUTATION; RNA; SIGNALING; SPORULATION;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; AUTOLYSIS; BIOMASS; CELL DEATH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; SPOROGENESIS;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM;

EID: 68049142574     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04237.x     Document Type: Article

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