Identification and characterization of polyubiquitin gene from cDNA library of Aspergillus fumigatus

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 208-212

  Shankar, Jata ^a   Madan, Taruna ^a   Basir, Seemi Farhat ^b   Sarma, P Usha ^c  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF GENOMICS AND INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY   (India)

^b JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Polyubiquitin and cDNA

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HYBRID PROTEIN; POLYUBIQUITIN;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA LIBRARY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PATHOGENESIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYUBIQUITIN GENE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TANDEM REPEAT;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

EID: 14944383266     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02893072     Document Type: Article

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