CreA modulates the XlnR-induced expression on xylose of Aspergillus niger genes involved in xylan degradation

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 281-285

  P De Vries, Ronald ^a   Visser, Jaap ^a   De Graaff, Leo H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; CreA; XlnR; Xylanolytic gene; Xylose

Indexed keywords

XYLAN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE REPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER;

EID: 0032758304     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(99)80053-9     Document Type: Article

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