Apoptotic-like programed cell death in fungi: The benefits in filamentous species

Frontiers in Oncology

Volumn 2 AUG, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Shlezinger, Neta ^a   Goldfinger, Nir ^a   Sharon, Amir ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Botrytis; Fungi; PCD; Saccharomyces

Indexed keywords

CAMALEXIN; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; GLYCOSPHINGOLIPID; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN BCL 2;

AGING; APOPTOSIS; GENE CONTROL; HETEROKARYON; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PODOSPORA ANSERINA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84883403049     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2234943X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2012.00097     Document Type: Review

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