RNA binding proteins mediate the ability of a fungus to adapt to the cold

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 810-820

  Fang, Weiguo ^a   St Leger, Raymond J ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; COLD; GENETICS; INSECT; METABOLISM; METARHIZIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENICITY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS; COLD TEMPERATURE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; INSECTS; METARHIZIUM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS CLAVATUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE;

EID: 77953982119     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2009.02127.x     Document Type: Article

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