A glucoamylase::GFP gene fusion to study protein secretion by individual hyphae of Aspergillus niger

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-48

  Gordon, C L ^a   Archer, D B ^b   Jeenes, D J ^b   Doonan, J H ^c   Wells, B ^c   Trinci, A P J ^a   Robson, G D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Green fluorescent protein (GFP); Heterologous protein production

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; GLUCAN 1,4 ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LATRUNCULIN B;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; GENE FUSION; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACTINS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS, HETEROCYCLIC; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CULTURE MEDIA; GLUCAN 1,4-ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASE; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; THIAZOLES;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER;

EID: 0033801513     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(00)00170-6     Document Type: Article

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