Activation of the cell wall integrity pathway promotes escape from G2 in the Fungus Ustilago maydis

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1-18

  Carbó, Natalia ^a   Pérez Martín, José ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL WALL; CELLULAR STRESS RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGUS GROWTH; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; USTILAGO MAYDIS; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; USTILAGO;

FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCETALES; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCETACEAE; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

CDC25 PHOSPHATASES; CELL WALL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; G2 PHASE; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; PHOSPHORYLATION; USTILAGO;

EID: 77957341456     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1001009     Document Type: Article

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