Microtubule plus end-tracking proteins play critical roles in directional growth of hyphae by regulating the dynamics of cytoplasmic microtubules in Aspergillus nidulans

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 506-521

  Zeng, Cui J Tracy ^a   Kim, Hye Ryun ^a,c   Vargas Arispuro, Irasema ^b   Kim, Jung Mi ^a,d   Huang, An Chi ^a   Liu, Bo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ALIMENTACIÓN Y DESARROLLO   (Mexico)

^c CHA University   (South Korea)

^d Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPA PROTEIN; BINDING PROTEIN; CYTOPLASMIC DYNEIN; END BINDING 1 PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; KINESIN; KINESIN 7; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; MICROTUBULE PLUS END TRACKING PROTEIN; MICROTUBULE PROTEIN; NUDA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL GROWTH; CLIPA GENE; COLONY FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; CYTOPLASMIC MICROTUBULE; FILAMENTOUS FUNGUS; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE MUTATION; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CYTOPLASM; GENE DELETION; HYPHAE; MICROTUBULE PROTEINS; MICROTUBULES;

EID: 84911964519     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12792     Document Type: Article

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