Protein O-mannosyltransferases B and C support hyphal development and differentiation in Aspergillus nidulans

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1465-1474

  Goto, Masatoshi ^a   Harada, Yuka ^a   Oka, Takuji ^a,c   Matsumoto, Sho ^a   Takegawa, Kaoru ^a   Furukawa, Kensuke ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b BEPPU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SOJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; MANNOSYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN O MANNOSYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN O-MANNOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL WALL; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL WALL; DNA, FUNGAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HYPHAE; MANNOSYLTRANSFERASES;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 70349667791     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00371-08     Document Type: Article

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