Protein kinase A regulatory subunit isoforms regulate growth and differentiation in Mucor circinelloides: Essential role of pkaR4

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 989-1002

  Ocampo, J ^a   McCormack, B ^a   Navarro, E ^b   Moreno, S ^a   Garre, V ^b   Rossi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; HOLOENZYME; ISOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; MUCOR; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UBIQUITINATION;

CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; HOLOENZYMES; MORPHOGENESIS; MUCOR; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPORES, FUNGAL; UBIQUITINATION;

FUNGI; MUCOR CIRCINELLOIDES;

EID: 84865653436     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00017-12     Document Type: Article

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