The polo-like kinase PLKA in aspergillus nidulans is not essential but plays important roles during vegetative growth and development

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 194-205

  Mogilevsky, Klarita ^a   Glory, Amandeep ^a   Bachewich, Catherine ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN SERINE THREONINE KINASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL DIVISION; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HYPHAE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; METAZOA;

EID: 84856687480     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.05130-11     Document Type: Article

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