Aspergillus nidulans swo mutants show defects in polarity establishment, polarity maintenance and hyphal morphogenesis.

doi:10.1093/genetics/151.2.557

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Aspergillus nidulans swo mutants show defects in polarity establishment, polarity maintenance and hyphal morphogenesis.

Genetics - 1 Feb 1999

Momany M, Westfall P J, Abramowsky G

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When the spores of filamentous fungi break dormancy, they grow isotropically, adding cell wall material uniformly in every direction. Later they switch to polarized growth, with new material added to the tip of an emerging germ tube. To identify genes involved in the synthesis and localization of...

Topics

Aspergillus nidulans
Cell Differentiation
Cell Polarity
Cell Size
Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal
Genes, Fungal
Mutation

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