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Endogenous lipogenic regulators of spore balance in Aspergillus nidulans.
Eukaryotic cell - 1 Dec 2004
Tsitsigiannis Dimitrios I, Kowieski Terri M, Zarnowski Robert, Keller Nancy P
Abstract excerpt
The ability of fungi to produce both meiospores and mitospores has provided adaptive advantages in survival and dispersal of these organisms. Here we provide evidence of an endogenous mechanism that balances meiospore and mitospore production in the model filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans. We have discovered a putative dioxygenase, PpoC, that functions in association with a previously characterized...
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