The GATA factor AreA is essential for chromatin remodelling in a eukaryotic bidirectional promoter

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1584-1597

  Muro Pastor, M Isabel ^a,c   Gonzalez, Ramon ^a,d   Strauss, Joseph ^b   Narendja, Frank ^b,e   Scazzocchio, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c Universidad de Sevilla CSIC   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ascomycetes; Aspergillus nidulans; Chromatin; GATA factors; Nitrate assimilation

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITRATE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 1;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUKARYOTE; FUNGAL GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSACTIVATION;

ASCOMYCOTA; ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0033559261     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.6.1584     Document Type: Article

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