Characterizing the role of the microtubule binding protein Bim1 in Cryptococcus neoformans

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 310-317

  Staudt, Mark W ^a   Kruzel, Emilia K ^a   Shimizu, Kiminori ^b   Hull, Christina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

BIM1; Congression; Cryptococcus neoformans; Dikaryon; Filamentation; Microtubule binding; Nuclear migration; Sexual development

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; MICROTUBULE PROTEIN; PROTEIN BIM1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CYTOSKELETON; DIPLOIDY; FRUITING; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE DELETION; MICROTUBULE; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CYTOSKELETON; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; MICROTUBULE PROTEINS;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 77649178986     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2009.12.010     Document Type: Article

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