Septins AspA and AspC are important for normal development and limit the emergence of new growth foci in the multicellular fungus Aspergillus nidulans

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 155-163

  Lindsey, Rebecca ^a,b   Cowden, Susan ^a   Hernández Rodríguez, Yainitza ^a   Momany, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL DIVISION; CYTOLOGY; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL DIVISION; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SPORES, FUNGAL;

ANIMALIA; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; MICROSPORIDIA;

EID: 75649098993     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00269-09     Document Type: Article

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