The tamA gene of Aspergillus nidulans contains a putative zinc cluster motif which is not required for gene function

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 3406-3409

  Davis, Meryl A ^a   Small, Anna J ^a   Kourambas, Sophie ^a   Hynes, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; NITROGEN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; DNA BINDING; ENZYME DEGRADATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRESSOR GENE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0029996957     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.11.3406-3409.1996     Document Type: Article

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