The MpkA MAP kinase module regulates cell wall integrity signaling and pyomelanin formation in Aspergillus fumigatus

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 909-918

  Valiante, Vito ^a   Jain, Radhika ^a,b   Heinekamp, Thorsten ^a,b   Brakhage, Axel A ^a,b  

^a HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Cell wall integrity; MAP kinases; Melanin; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

BCK1 PROTEIN; MELANIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MKK2 PROTEIN; MPKA PROTEIN; PYOMELANIN; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL STRESS; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TARGETING; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; MECHANICAL STRESS; MELANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VEGETATIVE GROWTH; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL WALL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MAP KINASE KINASE KINASES; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MELANINS; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASES; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 70350411869     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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