Transcriptome analysis of recombinant protein secretion by Aspergillus nidulans and the unfolded-protein response in vivo

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 2737-2747

  Sims, Andrew H ^a   Gent, Manda E ^a   Lanthaler, Karin ^a   Dunn Coleman, Nigel S ^b   Oliver, Stephen G ^a   Robson, Geoffrey D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; GENES; MICROBIOLOGY;

EXTRACELLULAR PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SECRETION BLOCKERS; UNFOLDED PROTEINS;

PROTEINS;

CHYMOSIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTOME;

FUNGUS;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN SECRETION; TISSUE MICROARRAY; TRANSCRIPTOMICS; WILD TYPE;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; PROTEIN FOLDING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ASPERGILLUS; BOVINAE; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 18444378154     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.5.2737-2747.2005     Document Type: Article

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