NsdC and NsdD affect Aspergillus flavus morphogenesis and aflatoxin production

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1104-1111

  Cary, Jeffrey W ^a   Harris Coward, Pamela Y ^a   Ehrlich, Kenneth C ^a   Mack, Brian M ^a   Kale, Shubha P ^b   Larey, Christy ^c   Calvoc, Ana M ^c  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; AFLR PROTEIN, ASPERGILLUS; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS;

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MORPHOGENESIS; SPORES, FUNGAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; SCLEROTIUM (ASCOMYCOTA);

EID: 84865545142     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00069-12     Document Type: Article

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