Multiple modes for gatekeeping at fungal cell-to-cell channels

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1291-1294

  Jedd, Gregory ^a   Pieuchot, Laurent ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TO CELL CHANNEL; CELL TRANSPORT; CHANNEL GATING; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL DEVELOPMENT; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENE EXPRESSION; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORONIN BODY;

ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; HYPHAE; ORGANELLES;

ANIMALIA; ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGI;

EID: 84870976054     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12074     Document Type: Note

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