The Schizosaccharomyces pombe gene encoding γ-glutamyl transpeptidase I is regulated by non-fermentable carbon sources and nitrogen starvation

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 44-48

  Kim, Hong Gyum ^a   Park, Hey Jung ^a   Kang, Hyun Jung ^a   Lim, Hye Won ^a   Kim, Kyunghoon ^a   Park, Eun Hee ^b   Ahn, Kisup ^c   Lim, Chang Jin ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b Sookmyung Women's University   (South Korea)

^c Baekseok College   (South Korea)

Author keywords

glutamyl transpeptidase; Acetate; Ethanol; GGTI lacZ fusion gene; Nitrogen starvation; Non fermentable carbon sources; Pap1; Regulation; Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CARBON; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; DNA FLANKING REGION; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FERMENTATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; STARVATION; YEAST;

ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; CARBON; FERMENTATION; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; LAC OPERON; NITROGEN; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES;

EID: 15944406353     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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