Deletion and expression analysis of beta-(1,3)-glucanosyltransferase genes in Neurospora crassa

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 65-72

  Kamei, Masayuki ^a   Yamashita, Kazuhiro ^a   Takahashi, Masakazu ^a   Fukumori, Fumiyasu ^a   Ichiishi, Akihiko ^a   Fujimura, Makoto ^a  

^a TOYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beta (1,3) glucanosyltransferase; Cell wall integrity; Micafungin; Neurospora crassa; Osmotic stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUDIOXONIL; MICAFUNGIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; BETA (1,3) GLUCANOSYLTRANSFERASE GENE; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; FUNGAL CELL WALL; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL GENOME; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GEL 1 GENE; GEL 2 GENE; GEL 3 GENE; GEL 4 GENE; GEL 5 GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; MYCELIAL GROWTH; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSMOTIC STRESS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WILD TYPE;

CELL WALL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HYPHAE; MYCELIUM; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PROTEOLYSIS;

FUNGI; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 84874995300     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2012.12.001     Document Type: Article

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