Gibberellin biosynthesis in Gibberella fujikuroi: Cloning and characterization of the copalyl diphosphate synthase gene

Current Genetics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 234-240

  Tudzynski, B ^a   Kawaide, H ^b   Kamiya, Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Copalyl diphosphate synthase gene; ent kaurene synthase gene; Gibberella fujikuroi; Gibberellin biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GIBBERELLIN; SYNTHETASE; TERPENE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; EXON; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE ISOLATION; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; INTRON; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GIBBERELLA; GIBBERELLINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANT PROTEINS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

FUNGI; GIBBERELLA; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; PHAEOSPHAERIA;

EID: 0031717221     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002940050392     Document Type: Article

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