HAP-like CCAAT-binding complexes in filamentous fungi: Implications for biotechnology

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 243-252

  Brakhage, A A ^a   Andrianopoulos, A ^b   Kato, M ^b   Steidl, S ^b   Davis, M A ^b   Tsukagoshi, N ^b   Hynes, M J ^b  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

CCAAT; Filamentous fungi; HAP

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CELLULOSE 1,4 BETA CELLOBIOSIDASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; PENICILLIN G; SYNTHETASE; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; EUKARYOTE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032884223     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1999.1136     Document Type: Article

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