Characterization of the prr1 response regulator with special reference to sexual development in schizosaccharomyce pombe

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 547-555

  Nakamichi, Norihito ^a   Yanada, Hisami ^a   Aiba, Hirofumi ^a   Aoyama, Keisuke ^a   Ohmiya, Ryusuke ^a   Mizuno, Takeshi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fission yeast; Phosphorelay; Response regulator; Sexual development

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; NECTINS; NITROGEN; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; FUNGAL GENE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MEIOSIS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; GENES, FUNGAL; MEIOSIS; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; NITROGEN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0041922428     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.67.547     Document Type: Article

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