Aspergillus nidulans UDP-glucose-4-epimerase UgeA has multiple roles in wall architecture, hyphal morphogenesis, and asexual development

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 629-635

  El Ganiny, Amira M ^a   Sheoran, Inder ^a   Sanders, David A R ^a   Kaminskyj, Susan G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; Drug development target; Galactofuranose; Hyphal morphogenesis; Hyphal wall architecture; UDP glucose 4 epimerase

Indexed keywords

GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; MUTASE; PROTEIN UGEA; PROTEIN UGMA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE 4 EPIMERASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL WALL; CONIDIUM; CYTOPLASM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FUNGAL DEVELOPMENT; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS HYPHAE; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; GALACTOSE; HYPHAE; INTRAMOLECULAR TRANSFERASES; MORPHOGENESIS; REPRODUCTION, ASEXUAL; SPORES, FUNGAL; UDPGLUCOSE 4-EPIMERASE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 77953545049     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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