Spotlight on Aspergillus nidulans photosensory systems

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 900-908

  Bayram, Özgür ^a   Braus, Gerhard H ^a   Fischer, Reinhard ^b   Rodriguez Romero, Julio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Blue light; CryA; LreA; LreB; Phytochrome; Red light; VeA; Velvet complex

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CRYPTOCHROME; DEOXYRIBODIPYRIMIDINE PHOTOLYASE; OPSIN; PHYTOCHROME; PROTEIN CRYA; PROTEIN FPHA; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; PROTEIN VEA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BLUE LIGHT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RED LIGHT; REVIEW; SENSORY SYSTEM; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; LIGHT; MYCELIUM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 77957242124     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2010.05.008     Document Type: Review

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