The QUTA activator and QUTR repressor proteins of Aspergillus nidulans interact to regulate transcription of the quinate utilization pathway genes

Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1477-1490

  Lamb, Heather K ^a   Newton, Giles H ^a   Levett, Lisa J ^a   Cairns, Elaine ^a   Roberts, Clive F ^b   Hawkins, Alastair R ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Protein protein interaction; Quinate; Transcription regulation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ENZYME; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN ACTIVATOR; QUININE SULFATE; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; HAPLOIDY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ASPERGILLUS; CINCHONA PUBESCENS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 0030002461     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-142-6-1477     Document Type: Article

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