Identification and analysis of Ku70 and Ku80 homologs in the koji molds Aspergillus sojae and Aspergillus oryzae

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 135-143

  Takahashi, Tadashi ^a   Masuda, Tsutomu ^a   Koyama, Yasuji ^a  

^a Noda Institute for Scientific Research   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ku70; Ku80; Non homologous end joining

Indexed keywords

DNA; KURCHATOVIUM; MOLDS; MUTAGENESIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

KU70; KU80; MUTANTS; NON-HOMOLOGOUS END-JOINING;

GENES;

CELL NUCLEUS ANTIGEN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; KU ANTIGEN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; GENE DELETION; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PLASMID; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENS, NUCLEAR; ASPERGILLUS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENETIC VECTORS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PLASMIDS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; ASPERGILLUS SOJAE;

EID: 31444439562     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70.135     Document Type: Article

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