Characterization of the developmental regulator FlbE in Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillus nidulans

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 981-993

  Kwon, Nak Jung ^a   Shin, Kwang Soo ^b   Yu, Jae Hyuk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Daejeon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asexual development; Aspergillus; Autolysis and cell death; FlbE; Fungi

Indexed keywords

BRLA PROTEIN; FLBB PROTEIN; FLBC PROTEIN; FLBD PROTEIN; FLBE PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOSA PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; AUTOLYSIS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL DEATH; CONIDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL DEVELOPMENT; FUNGUS GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SUBMERGED CELL CULTURE; TRANSACTIVATION;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, REGULATOR; SPORES, FUNGAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 78149267995     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2010.08.009     Document Type: Article

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