KNR4, a suppressor of Saccharomyces cerevisiae cwh mutants, is involved in the transcriptional control of chitin synthase genes

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 249-258

  Martin, Helene ^a   Dagkessamanskaia, Adilia ^a   Satchanska, Galina ^a   Dallies, Nathalie ^a   François, Jean ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Chitin; KNR4; Localization; Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Indexed keywords

1,3 BETA GLUCAN SYNTHASE; BETA GLUCAN; CHITIN; CHITIN SYNTHASE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MANNAN; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL WALL; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032925809     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-145-1-249     Document Type: Article

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