Regulation of transcription by light in Neurospora crassa: Amodel for fungal photobiology?

Fungal Biology Reviews

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 10-18

  Olmedo, María ^a   Ruger Herreros, Carmen ^b   Luque, Eva M ^b   Corrochano, Luis M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Light; Neurospora; Photoadaptation; Photoreceptors; VIVID; WCC

Indexed keywords

NEUROSPORA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 84877586461     PISSN: 17494613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fbr.2013.02.004     Document Type: Review

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