Cross-pathway and pathway-specific control of amino acid biosynthesis in magnaporthe grisea

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 40-49

  Shen, Wei Chiang ^a   Ebbole, Daniel J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CPC1; GCN4; General control; Glutamine amidotransferase; Pyricularia grisea; Rice blast; Translational control

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; OPEN READING FRAME; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

FUNGI; MAGNAPORTHE GRISEA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PYRICULARIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031080683     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1997.0958     Document Type: Article

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