A new transcriptional activator for amylase genes in Aspergillus

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 262, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 668-676

  Petersen, K L ^a   Lehmbeck, J ^a   Christensen, T ^a  

^a NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Amylases; amyR; Aspergillus oryzae; Gene regulation

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; BINDING SITE; DNA BINDING; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATOR GENE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMYLASES; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEQUENCE DELETION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; NEGIBACTERIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0033381253     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380051129     Document Type: Article

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