The Schizosaccharomyces pombe map1 gene encodes an SRF/MCM1-related protein required for P-cell specific gene expression

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 253, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 387-392

  Nielsen, O ^a   Friis, T ^a   Kjaerulff S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

MADS box proteins; Mating type; Schizosaccharomyces pombe; Transcription fctor

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

FUNGAL PROTEIN; NITROGEN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; DIPLOIDY; FUNGAL GENETICS; MATING TYPE; MEIOSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; ZYGOTE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; GENES, MATING TYPE, FUNGAL; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MCM1 PROTEIN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SERUM RESPONSE FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0030451272     PISSN: 16174615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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