FacB, the Aspergillus nidulans activator of acetate utilization genes, binds dissimilar DNA sequences

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 2042-2054

  Todd, Richard B ^b   Andrianopoulos, Alex ^a   Davis, Meryl A ^a   Hynes, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetate; Aspergillus nidulans; CAT8; FacB; Zn(II)2Cys6 binuclear cluster

Indexed keywords

ACETAMIDASE; ACETIC ACID; ACETYL COENZYME A SYNTHETASE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ENZYME; FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; ISOCITRATE LYASE; MALATE SYNTHASE; SYNTHETASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INDUCTION; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; REPORTER GENE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ACETATES; AMIDOHYDROLASES; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA, FUNGAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; ZINC;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA;

EID: 0032055886     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.7.2042     Document Type: Article

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