Characterization of a transcriptional activator controlling trichothecene toxin biosynthesis

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 224-235

  Hohn, Thomas M ^a   Krishna, Roopa ^a   Proctor, Robert H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cys2His2 zinc finger; Fusarium sporotrichioides; Gene cluster; Gene regulation; Mycotoxins; Myrothecium roridum; TRI6; Trichothecenes

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; MYCOTOXIN; TRICHOTHECENE; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; DNA BINDING; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUSARIUM; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM SPOROTRICHIOIDES; MYROTHECIUM RORIDUM;

EID: 0032827747     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1999.1122     Document Type: Article

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