Aspergillus nidulans asexual development: Making the most of cellular modules

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 569-576

  Etxebeste, Oier ^a   Garzia, Aitor ^a   Espeso, Eduardo A ^b   Ugalde, Unai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN VEA; SCAFFOLD PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ASEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CONIDIUM; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGAL DEVELOPMENT; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; FUNGUS HYPHAE; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPOROGENESIS;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HYPHAE; REPRODUCTION, ASEXUAL; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 78649335073     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2010.09.007     Document Type: Review

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