Characterization of the ugatA gene of Ustilago maydis, isolated by homology to the gatA gene of Aspergillus nidulans

Current Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 360-369

  Straffon, Melissa J ^a   Hynes, Michael J ^a   Davis, Meryl A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

GABA aminotransferase; Heterologous expression; Sequence conservation; Ustilago maydis

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BETA ALANINE; MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RECOMBINANT GENE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

EID: 0029870096     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02208617     Document Type: Article

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