The bZIP-type transcription factor FIbB regulates distinct morphogenetic stages of colony formation in Aspergillus nidulans

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 775-789

  Etxebeste, Oier ^a   Herrero García, Erika ^b,c   Araújo Bazán, Lidia ^c   Rodríguez Urra, Ana B ^b   Garzia, Aitor ^b   Ugalde, Unai ^b   Espeso, Eduardo A ^c  

^a CIC NANOGUNE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIC LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FLBB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; AUTOLYSIS; COLONY FORMATION; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS HYPHAE; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SWELLING; TYPE STRAIN; UPREGULATION; VEGETATIVE GROWTH;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HYPHAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPORES, FUNGAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 70350160987     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06804.x     Document Type: Article

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