Sequence-specific binding by Aspergillus nidulans AflR, a C6 zinc cluster protein regulating mycotoxin biosynthesis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1355-1365

  Fernandes, Mary ^a,b   Keller, Nancy P ^a   Adams, Thomas H ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN AFLR; STERIGMATOCYSTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; DNA BINDING; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CLUSTER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

AFLATOXINS; ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, REPORTER; GLUCURONIDASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); STERIGMATOCYSTIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ZINC FINGERS;

ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 0031746387     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.00907.x     Document Type: Article

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