A gene from Aspergillus nidulans with similarity to URE2 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae encodes a glutathione S-transferase which contributes to heavy metal and xenobiotic resistance

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2802-2808

  Fraser, James A ^a   Davis, Meryl A ^a   Hynes, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CLONING; FUNGI; GENES; METABOLITES; NITROGEN;

OXIDATIVE STRESS;

HEAVY METALS;

1 CHLORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; CARBOXIN; FUNGICIDE; GALACTOSE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEAVY METAL; NITROGEN; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

FUNGUS;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; DELETION MUTANT; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; METALS, HEAVY; NITROGEN; PRIONS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; XENOBIOTICS;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0036275142     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.68.6.2802-2808.2002     Document Type: Article

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