Identification of genes induced in alkaloid-producing cultures of Claviceps sp.

Current Genetics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 357-360

  Arntz, Claudia ^a   Tudzynski, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

DMAT S; Ergot alkaloids; Hydrophobins; Stress protein

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ASPARAGINE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GLYCINE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; TRYPTOPHAN SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CLAVICEPS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS CULTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ALKALOIDS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLAVICEPS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENE LIBRARY; GENES, FUNGAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0030921975     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002940050216     Document Type: Article

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