Analysis of the genes activated by the FLO8 gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Current Genetics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 256-261

  Kobayashi, Osamu ^a   Yoshimoto, Hiroyuki ^a   Sone, Hidetaka ^a  

^a KIRIN BREWERY CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

FLO8; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

GLUCAN 1,4 ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; FLOCCULATION; GENE ACTIVATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, FUNGAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032726949     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002940050498     Document Type: Article

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