Aspergillus nidulans striatin (StrA) mediates sexual development and localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 789-799

  Wang, Chih Li ^a   Shim, Won Bo ^a   Shaw, Brian D ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascosporogenesis; Aspergillus nidulans; Cleistothecia; Conidiation; Endoplasmic reticulum (ER); GFP localization; Sexual development; StrA; Striatin

Indexed keywords

CALNEXIN; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; STRIATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CLEISTOTHECIUM; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HULLE CELL; MYCELIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPOROGENESIS;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CALMODULIN-BINDING PROTEINS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FUNGAL PROTEINS; SPORES, FUNGAL;

ANIMALIA; CLEISTOTHECIA; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 77956342934     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2010.06.007     Document Type: Article

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