PCR-based gene targeting in the filamentous fungus Ashbya gossypii

Gene

Volumn 242, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 381-391

  Wendland, J ^a   Ayad Durieux, Y ^a   Knechtle, P ^a   Rebischung, C ^a   Philippsen, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Functional analysis; Gene replacement; Heterologous marker; Homologous recombination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FUNGUS; GENE DELETION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ASCOMYCOTA; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, FUNGAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC MARKERS; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EREMOTHECIUM GOSSYPII; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0033971416     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(99)00509-0     Document Type: Article

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