SPE3, which encodes spermidine synthase, is required for full repression through NRE(DIT) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Genetics

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-73

  Friesen, Helena ^a   Tanny, Jason C ^a   Segall, Jacqueline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPERMIDINE; SPERMIDINE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPOROGENESIS;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; PHENOTYPE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SPERMIDINE SYNTHASE; SPORES, FUNGAL; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031669670     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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