Repeat-induced point mutations of HSP80 gene of Neurospora crassa: Methylation of duplicated DNA sequences in the vegetative state

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-50

  Vijayaraghavan, Y ^a   Kapoor, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

80 kDa heat shock protein; DNA methylation; Expression; HSP; RIP

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CROSS BREEDING; ELECTROPORATION; FUNGAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; HEAT; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NORTHERN BLOTTING; POINT MUTATION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CROSSES, GENETIC; ELECTROPORATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, FUNGAL; HEAT; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; METHYLATION; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; POINT MUTATION; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0030371348     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o96-005     Document Type: Article

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