An expression system for the functional analysis of pheromone genes in the tetrapolar basidiomycete Schizophyllum commune

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 104-112

  Gola, Susanne ^a   Kothe, Erika ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR 1; PHEROMONES; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SCHIZOPHYLLUM;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; SCHIZOPHYLLUM; SCHIZOPHYLLUM COMMUNE;

EID: 0037680440     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200390010     Document Type: Article

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