Disruption of the NAD+-specific glutamate dehydrogenase gene off Neurospora crassa by means of the RIP (repeat-induced point mutations) process

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-40

  Vijayaraghavan, Y ^a   Kapoor, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Glutamate dehydrogenase; Neurospora; Regulatory mutants; Repeat induced point mutations; RIP

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; CROSS BREEDING; ELECTROPORATION; ENZYME REPRESSION; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGAL GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NORTHERN BLOTTING; POINT MUTATION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CROSSES, GENETIC; ELECTROPORATION; ENZYME REPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENES; GENES, FUNGAL; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; POINT MUTATION; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0030358568     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o96-004     Document Type: Article

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