Spermine is not essential for growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Identification of the SPE4 gene (spermine synthase) and characterization of a spe4 deletion mutant

Gene

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 195-201

  Hamasaki Katagiri, Nobuko ^a   Katagiri, Yasuhiro ^b   Tabor, Celia White ^a   Tabor, Herbert ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Polyamine; Spermidine; Spermidine synthase; Spermine; Yeast

Indexed keywords

SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE; SPERMINE SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE LOCATION; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; POLYAMINE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; X CHROMOSOME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GENE DELETION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPERMINE; SPERMINE SYNTHASE;

FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 18344418431     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(98)00027-4     Document Type: Article

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