Insertion analysis of putative functional elements in the promoter region of the aspergillus oryzae taka-amylase A gene (amyB) using a heterologous aspergillus nidulans amds-lacz fusion gene system

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 180-183

  Kanemori, Yoji ^a   Gomi, Katsuya ^b,d   Kitamoto, Katsuhiko ^b,e   Kumagai, Chieko ^b,f   Tamura, Gakuzo ^c  

^a Gekkeikan Sake Company Ltd   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BREWING   (Japan)

^c Res Inst of Brewing Rsrc Co Ltd   (Japan)

^d TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^f Ozeki Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus oryzae; Gene regulation; Promoter; Taka amylase A

Indexed keywords

ACETAMIDASE; AMIDASE; AMYLASE; FUNGAL DNA; GLYCOSIDASE; MALTOSE; PULLULANASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUSION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; LACTOSE OPERON; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE;

ALPHA-AMYLASE; AMIDOHYDROLASES; ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; BASE SEQUENCE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA, FUNGAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; GENES, REPORTER; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; LAC OPERON; MALTOSE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0032609286     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.63.180     Document Type: Article

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