Regulatable ras activity is critical for proper establishment and maintenance of polarity in Aspergillus fumigatus

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 611-615

  Fortwendel, Jarrod R ^a   Juvvadi, Praveen R ^a   Rogg, Luise E ^a   Steinbach, William J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; RAS PROTEIN;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL POLARITY; CELL SHAPE; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; NOTE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL POLARITY; CELL SHAPE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HYPHAE; RAS PROTEINS;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI;

EID: 79955437743     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00315-10     Document Type: Note

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