Characterization of Cu, Zn-superoxide dismutase-deficient mutant of fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Current Genetics

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 82-88

  Mutoh, Norihiro ^a   Nakagawa, Chiaki W ^a   Yamada, Kenichiro ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Pleiotropic phenotype; Reactive oxygen species; Schizosaccharomyces pombe; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; CYSTEINE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE 1; LYSINE; MENADIONE; METHIONINE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR APT1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAP1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PRR1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUXOTROPHY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STAINING; WILD TYPE;

AMINO ACIDS; CELL DIVISION; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VITAMIN K 3;

FUNGI; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 0036944062     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00294-002-0288-9     Document Type: Article

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