Cloning of cellulose synthase genes from Acetobacter xylinum JCM 7664: Implication of a novel set of cellulose synthase genes

DNA Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-115

  Umeda, Yoko ^a   Hirano, Atsushi ^a   Ishibashi, Michio ^a   Akiyama, Hideo ^b   Onizuka, Takuo ^b   Ikeuchi, Masahiko ^c   Inoue, Yorinao ^d  

^a TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY   (Japan)

^b TORAY RESEARCH CENTER INC   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d RIKEN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetobacter xylinum; Cellulose synthase; IS1380; Transacylase; Transposon

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CELLULOSE SYNTHASE (UDP FORMING); CELLULOSE SYNTHASE (UDP-FORMING); GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; PRC1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; PRIMER DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GLUCONACETOBACTER XYLINUS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA PRIMERS; GENES, BACTERIAL; GLUCONACETOBACTER XYLINUS; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OPEN READING FRAMES; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0033617025     PISSN: 13402838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/dnares/6.2.109     Document Type: Article

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