The Aspergillus nidulans penicillin-biosynthesis gene aat (penDE) is controlled by a CCAAT-containing DNA element

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 238, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 675-682

  Litzka, Olivier ^a   Then Bergh, Katharina ^a   Brakhage, Axel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; CCAAT binding protein; gene regulatory protein; penicillin biosynthesis; secondary metabolism

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM;

EID: 0030018091     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0675w.x     Document Type: Article

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