Specific expression of the Fusarium transposon Fot1 and effects on target gene transcription

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1373-1383

  Deschamps, Francine ^a   Langin, Thierry ^a   Maurer, Patricia ^a   Gerlinger, Catherine ^a   Felenbok, Béatrice ^a   Daboussi, Marie Josée ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRATE REDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; INTRON; NONHUMAN; POLYADENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSGENE; TRANSPOSON;

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM;

EID: 0033055355     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01278.x     Document Type: Article

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