GRISEA, a putative copper-activated transcription factor from Podospora anserina involved in differentiation and senescence

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 252, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 115-124

  Osiewacz, Heinz D ^a,b   Nuber, Ulrike ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging; Differentiation; Gerontogenes; Podospora anserina; Transcriptional activator

Indexed keywords

COPPER; FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CELL AGING; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS; GENE STRUCTURE; INTRON; LIFESPAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

CANDIDA GLABRATA; FUNGI; PODOSPORA ANSERINA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0029855375     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02173211     Document Type: Article

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