Isolation and characterization of two ammonium permease genes, meaA and mepA, from Aspergillus nidulans

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 85-94

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA;

CARRIER PROTEIN; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; MEAA PROTEIN, ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; MEPA PROTEIN, ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; METHYLAMINE;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; KINETICS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; METHYLAMINES; PHYLOGENY; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

EID: 0036464016     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.1.1.85-94.2002     Document Type: Article

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