Molecular, functional and evolutionary characterization of the gene encoding HMG-CoA reductase in the fission yeast, Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Yeast

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1107-1124

  Lum, Pek Yee ^a   Edwards, Scott ^a   Wright, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoplasmic reticulum; HMG CoA reductase; Karmellae; Lovastatin; Molecular evolution; Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; MEVINOLIN; STEROL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENES, FUNGAL; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA SYNTHASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES;

EID: 0029839311     PISSN: 0749503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0061(19960915)12:11<1107::AID-YEA992>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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