Molecular analysis of the pheromone and pheromone receptor genes of Ustilago hordei

Gene

Volumn 240, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 89-97

  Anderson, Cynthia M ^a   Willits, Deborah A ^a   Kosted, Paula J ^a   Ford, Eugene J ^a   Martinez Espinoza, Alfredo D ^a   Sherwood, John E ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barley covered smut; Gene disruption; Molecular cloning

Indexed keywords

HORMONE RECEPTOR; PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MATING; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; USTILAGO;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CHEMORECEPTORS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, FUNGAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; GENES, MATING TYPE, FUNGAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHEROMONES; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN PRECURSORS; REPRODUCTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TATA BOX; USTILAGO;

FUNGI; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; USTILAGO HORDEI;

EID: 0032722567     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(99)00428-X     Document Type: Article

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