Identification and characterization of PaMTH1, a putative O-methyltransferase accumulating during senescence of Podospora anserina cultures

Current Genetics

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 200-208

  Averbeck, N B ^a   Jensen, O N ^b   Mann, M ^b   Schagger H ^c   Osiewacz, H D ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age dependent; Copper; Methyltransferase; Podospora anserina

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PRIMER DNA; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; TRYPSIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA LIBRARY; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGUS CULTURE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PODOSPORA ANSERINA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

FUNGI; PODOSPORA ANSERINA;

EID: 0034088728     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002940050520     Document Type: Article

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