The amdA regulatory gene of aspergillus nidulans: Characterization of gain-of-function mutations and identification of binding sites for the gene product

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 50-63

  Andrianopoulos, Alex ^a   Brons, Janynke ^b   Davis, Meryl A ^a   Hynes, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activation domains; amdS; Aspergillus; C2H2 zinc finger; Gain of function; Gene regulation; Saccharomyces

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BINDING SITE; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; CONTROL; DNA BINDING; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE CONTROL; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STRUCTURAL GENE;

ACIA; ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 18544399692     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1997.0968     Document Type: Article

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