Evidence for the phenotypic neutrality of the Neurospora Varkud (V) and Varkud satellite (VS) plasmids

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 741-746

  Keeping, Andrew J ^a   Collins, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Difference gel electrophoresis; Mitochondria; Proteomics; Stress

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; NEUROSPORA; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOMICS; VARKUD PLASMID; VARKUD SATELLITE PLASMID;

ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENES, FUNGAL; GENOTYPE; MITOCHONDRIA; NEUROSPORA; PHENOTYPE; PLASMIDS; PROTEOME;

NEUROSPORA;

EID: 79956114012     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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