Molecular cloning and characterization of rpbA encoding RNA polymerase II largest subunit from a filamentous fungus, aspergillus oryzae

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 641-646

  Nakajima, Keiichi ^a   Chang, Young Chae ^b   Suzuki, Tomoo ^c   Jigami, Yoshifumi ^b   Machida, Masayuki ^b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATL INST BIOSCI HUM TECHNOL   (Japan)

^c UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus oryzae; Carboxyl terminal domain (CTD); RNA polymerase II largest subunit

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; RNA POLYMERASE II; RNA POLYMERASE II LARGEST SUBUNIT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, FUNGAL; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA POLYMERASE II; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0034152914     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.64.641     Document Type: Article

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