Co-suppression of the hydrophobin gene HCf-1 is correlated with antisense RNA biosynthesis in Cladosporium fulvum

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 259, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 630-638

  Hamada, W ^a   Spanu, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antisense RNA; Cladosporium fulvum; Co suppression; Fungi; Post transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA;

ARTICLE; CLADOSPORIUM; DNA TEMPLATE; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; HYDROPHILICITY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERTANT; TRANSGENE;

CLADOSPORIUM; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; RNA, ANTISENSE; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA, MESSENGER; SUPPRESSION, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0031740561     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050857     Document Type: Article

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