Circadian and light-induced expression of luciferase in Neurospora crassa

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 327-332

  Morgan, Louis W ^a   Greene, Andrew V ^a   Bell Pedersen, Deborah ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; Circadian clock; Light induction; Luciferase; Neurospora crassa

Indexed keywords

LUCIFERASE; MUTANT PROTEIN; PLASMID VECTOR;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME MODIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIGHT; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; NEUROSPORA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 0037383059     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1087-1845(02)00562-5     Document Type: Article

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