Choline depletion, frq mutations, and temperature compensation of the circadian rhythm in Neurospora crassa.

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Choline depletion, frq mutations, and temperature compensation of the circadian rhythm in Neurospora crassa.

Journal of biological rhythms - 1 Aug 1998

Lakin-Thomas P L

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In the fungus Neurospora crassa, the chol-1 mutation blocks the synthesis of the lipid phosphatidylcholine and also lengthens the period of the circadian rhythm of conidiation under conditions of choline depletion. The frq mutations, which have no known metabolic defect, affect both the period of...

Topics

Choline
Circadian Rhythm
Culture Media
Fungal Proteins
Mutation
Neurospora crassa
Temperature

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