Genetic analysis of the TOR pathway in Aspergillus nidulans.

Eukaryot Cell

The University of Liverpool, School of Biological Sciences, The Biosciences Building, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZB, United Kingdom.

Published: September 2005

We identified five genes encoding components of the TOR signaling pathway within Aspergillus nidulans. Unlike the situation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, there is only a single Tor kinase, as in plant and animal systems, and mutant phenotypes suggest that the TOR pathway plays only a minor role in regulating nitrogen metabolism.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/EC.4.9.1595-1598.2005DOI Listing

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