Cloning and characterization of the eapB and eapC genes of Cryphonectria parasitica encoding two new acid proteinases, and disruption of eapC

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 250, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 97-105

  Jara, Patrick ^a   Gilbert, Sophie ^a   Delmas, Pascal ^a   Guillemot, Jean Claude ^a   Kaghad, Mourad ^a   Ferrara, Pascual ^a   Loison, Gérard ^a  

^a SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

Acid proteinase; Cryphonectria parasitica; eapB C genes; Gene disruption; Heterologous protein degradation

Indexed keywords

ACID PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

ASCOMYCOTA; CRYPHONECTRIA PARASITICA; TEREBRANTIA;

EID: 0030049940     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050055     Document Type: Article

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