Efficient cloning of ascomycete mating type genes by PCR amplification of the conserved MAT HMG box

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 118-130

  Arie, T ^a   Christiansen, S K ^c   Yoder, O C ^b   Turgeon, B G ^b  

^a INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

DNA binding proteins; High mobility group; Idiomorph; Phylogenetics

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; FUNGAL DNA; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; DNA FLANKING REGION; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; INTRON; MATING TYPE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASCOMYCOTA; COCHLIOBOLUS HETEROSTROPHUS; CRYPHONECTRIA PARASITICA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; SETOSPHAERIA TURCICA; TEREBRANTIA; TURCICA;

EID: 0031080782     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1997.0961     Document Type: Article

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