Polarized growth in fungi: Symmetry breaking and hyphal formation

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 806-815

  Arkowitz, Robert A ^a   Bassilana, Martine ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Fungi; Hyphal growth; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Symmetry breaking

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL SHAPE; DIFFUSION; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; POLARIZED GROWTH; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; WILD TYPE; YEAST CELL;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; PYRUS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 81955167940     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: 10963634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2011.08.010     Document Type: Review

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