The Aspergillus parasiticus protein AFLJ interacts with the aflatoxin pathway-specific regulator AFLR

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 268, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 711-719

  Chang, P K ^a  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Coactivator; Gene regulation; Protein protein interaction

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; AMINO ACID; ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; CYSTINE; DNA; ENZYME; LEUCINE; O METHYLSTERIGMATOCYSTIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN AFLJ; PROTEIN AFLR; PROTEIN NOR1; PROTEIN OMTA; PROTEIN ORDA; PROTEIN VER1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DNA BINDING; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DELETION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PIGMENTATION; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; TWO HYBRID SYSTEM;

ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0037363377     PISSN: 16174615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00438-003-0809-3     Document Type: Article

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