Induction of longevity by cytoplasmic transfer of a linear plasmid in Podospora anserina

Current Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 250-256

  Hermanns, Josef ^a   Osiewacz, Heinz D ^a,b  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Horizontal gene transfer; Mitochondrial linear plasmid; Podospora anserina; Senescence

Indexed keywords

EXTRACHROMOSOMAL DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CYTOPLASM; LONGEVITY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASCOMYCOTA; PODOSPORA ANSERINA;

EID: 0030021920     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02221555     Document Type: Article

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