Activation of chsC transcription by AbaA during asexual development of Aspergillus nidulans

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 220, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 241-246

  Park, Bum Chan ^a   Park, Yun Hee ^a   Park, Hee Moon ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

AbaA; Aspergillus nidulans; Chitin synthase gene; Transcription

Indexed keywords

CHITIN SYNTHASE; CHITIN SYNTHASE A; CHITIN SYNTHASE C; CHITIN SYNTHASE D; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; FUNGAL DEVELOPMENT; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0037470915     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00120-4     Document Type: Article

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