A Single mating-type locus composed of homeodomain genes promotes nuclear migration and heterokaryosis in the white-rot fungus phanerochaete chrysosporium

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 249-261

  James, Timothy Y ^a   Lee, Maria ^a   van Diepen, Linda T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOLOGY; FRUITING BODY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE LOCUS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOMEOBOX; HYBRIDIZATION; KARYOTYPING; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PHANEROCHAETE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLOIDY;

CELL NUCLEUS; FRUITING BODIES, FUNGAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GENES, MATING TYPE, FUNGAL; GENETIC LOCI; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; KARYOTYPING; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; PHANEROCHAETE; PHYLOGENY; PLOIDIES; SPORES, FUNGAL;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; CHRYSOSPORIUM; FUNGI; PHANEROCHAETE; PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM;

EID: 79951469195     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00212-10     Document Type: Article

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