Functional analysis of mlcR, a regulatory gene for ML-236B (compactin) biosynthesis in Penicillium citrinum

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 268, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 352-361

  Abe, Y ^a   Ono, C ^a   Hosobuchi, M ^a   Yoshikawa, H ^a  

^a DAIICHI SANKYO CO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; ML 236B biosynthesis; Penicillium citrinum

Indexed keywords

COMPACTIN; PHOSPHOGLYCERATE KINASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA BINDING; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH CURVE; MLCA GENE; MLCH GENE; MLCR GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PENICILLIUM CITRINUM; PGKA GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; GENES, REGULATOR; LOVASTATIN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PENICILLIUM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMERICELLA NIDULANS; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CITRINUM; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036435880     PISSN: 16174615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00438-002-0755-5     Document Type: Article

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