A novel dehydrin-like protein from Aspergillus fumigatus regulates freezing tolerance

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 210-216

  Wong Sak Hoi, Joanne ^a   Beau, Rémi ^a   Latgé, Jean Paul ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Aquaporin; Freeze thaw injury; Water channel

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN DPRC; PROTEIN SAKA; TRITON X 100; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DPRC GENE; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; FREEZE THAWING; FREEZING TOLERANCE; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UNFOLDED PROTEIN RESPONSE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FREEZING; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI;

EID: 84857997027     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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