Identification of elements in the PDA1 promoter of Nectria haematococca necessary for a high level of transcription in vitro

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 250, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-38

  Ruan, Yijun ^a,b   Straney, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Phytoalexin degradation; Plant flavonoid; Plant pathogen interactions; Transcriptional activator

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; PHYTOALEXIN;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; DNA, FUNGAL; FUSARIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDOREDUCTASES, O-DEMETHYLATING; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ASCOMYCOTA; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; NECTRIA HAEMATOCOCCA; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0030069209     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050048     Document Type: Article

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