The gene encoding the major proline transporter of Aspergillus nidulans is upregulated during conidiospore germination and in response to proline induction and amino acid starvation

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 105-117

  Tazebay, Uygar Halis ^a   Sophianopoulou, Vicky ^b   Scazzocchio, Claudio ^a   Diallinas, George ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

^c INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; PROLINE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORE GERMINATION; STARVATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0030892627     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.3201689.x     Document Type: Article

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