Identification of a functional TATA element in the STA2 glucoamylase gene promoter from Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Current Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 10-15

  Vivier, Melané A ^a   Pretorius, Isak S ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Glucoamylase; Starch degradation; Transcriptional initiation; Yeast

Indexed keywords

GLUCAN 1,4 ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; ISOENZYME; MUCIN; RNA POLYMERASE II; STARCH;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HYDROLYSIS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATOR GENE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TATA BOX; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE DELETION; GLUCAN 1,4-ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASE; ISOENZYMES; PEPTIDE CHAIN INITIATION, TRANSLATIONAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TATA BOX; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031882745     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002940050302     Document Type: Article

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