The MATA locus of the dimorphic yeast Yarrowia lipolytica consists of two divergently oriented genes

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 262, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 180-188

  Kurischko, C ^a   Schilhabel, M B ^a,b   Kunze, I ^a   Franzl, E ^a  

^a HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dimorphic yeast; HMG box; Mating type; Sporulation

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONJUGATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCUS; MATING TYPE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPOROGENESIS; YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, FUNGAL; GENES, MATING TYPE, FUNGAL; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REPRODUCTION; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SACCHAROMYCETALES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPORES, FUNGAL;

FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA; YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA;

EID: 0032847982     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380051073     Document Type: Article

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