The specificity determinant of the Y mating-type proteins of Schizophyllum commune is also essential for Y-Z protein binding

Genetics

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 253-260

  Yue, Changli ^a   Osier, Michael ^a   Novotny, Charles P ^a   Ullrich, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHIMERA; DNA DETERMINATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHYLLUM COMMUNE;

ALLELES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; SCHIZOPHYLLUM; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

FUNGI; SCHIZOPHYLLUM; SCHIZOPHYLLUM COMMUNE;

EID: 0031035245     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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