Molecular control of expression of penicillin biosynthesis genes in fungi: Regulatory proteins interact with a bidirectional promoter region

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2355-2362

  Martín, Juan F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b Institute of Biotechnology INBIOTEC Parque Científico de León   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CCAAT ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; NITROGEN; PENICILLIN G; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

BINDING SITE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SHORT SURVEY; TANDEM REPEAT;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; PENICILLINS; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM;

EID: 0034003889     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.9.2355-2362.2000     Document Type: Short Survey

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