Mating differentiation in Cryptococcus neoformans is negatively regulated by the Crk1 protein kinase

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 225-240

  Liu, Kuang Hung ^a   Shen, Wei Chiang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CRK1 IME2; Cryptococcus neoformans; Light regulated filamentation; Mating

Indexed keywords

CDK RELATED KINASE 1; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN CRK1; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN SERINE THREONINE KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CRK1 GENE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC SCREENING; IME2 GENE; MATING; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PROTEIN KINASES;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

EID: 78751630208     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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