On the role of microtubules, cell end markers, and septal microtubule organizing centres on site selection for polar growth in Aspergillus nidulans

Fungal Biology

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 506-517

  Takeshita, Norio ^a   Fischer, Reinhard ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell end marker; Germination; Microtubules; Polarity

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN;

BIOMARKER; FUNGUS; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; POLARIZATION; PROTEIN; SITE SELECTION;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL POLARITY; CYTOLOGY; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROTUBULE; MICROTUBULE ORGANIZING CENTER; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL POLARITY; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HYPHAE; MICROTUBULE-ORGANIZING CENTER; MICROTUBULES; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 79957796806     PISSN: 18786146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2011.02.009     Document Type: Article

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