Gene targeting is locus dependent in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 255, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 219-225

  Bird, D ^a,b   Bradshaw, R ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b DB Breweries   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acetamidase; Aspergillus nidulans; Gene targeting; Nitrate reductase

Indexed keywords

ACETAMIDE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE LOCUS; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMIDOHYDROLASES; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITRATE REDUCTASES; PLASMIDS; TEMPERATURE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 0030793387     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050492     Document Type: Article

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