In vivo linearization and autonomous replication of plasmids containing human telomeric DNA in Aspergillus nidulans

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 260, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 159-164

  Aleksenko, A ^a   Ivanova, L ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b STATE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND SELECTION OF INDUSTRIAL MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; Autonomous replication; Fungi; Plasmids; Telomere

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HUMAN; MARKER GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMBINANT PLASMID; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TELOMERE;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DNA REPLICATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC VECTORS; HUMANS; MITOSIS; MUTATION; PLASMIDS; TELOMERE; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0031768988     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050881     Document Type: Article

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