Identification and characterization of a novel gene hos3+, the function of which is necessary for growth under high osmotic stress in fission yeas

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1099-1102

  Aoyama, Keisuke ^a   Kawaura, Ryosuke ^a   Yamada, Hisami ^a   Aiba, Hirofumi ^a   Mizuno, Takeshi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mitotic control; Osmoregulation; Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Indexed keywords

SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUTATION; OSMOLARITY; PLASMID; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES;

CLONING, MOLECULAR; MUTATION; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES;

EID: 0034184689     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.64.1099     Document Type: Article

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