Functional analysis of alcS, a gene of the alc cluster in Aspergillus nidulans

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 247-260

  Flipphi, Michel ^a   Robellet, Xavier ^a   Dequier, Emmanuel ^a   Leschelle, Xavier ^a   Felenbok, Béatrice ^a   Vélot, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Ethanol catabolism; Functional redundancy; GPR1 FUN34 YaaH protein family; Regulation of transcription

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ACETIC ACID; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ALCS GENE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL MEMBRANE; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE ALC; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DATABASE; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CELL MEMBRANE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA, FUNGAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; INTRONS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; OPEN READING FRAMES; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 33645859607     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2005.12.008     Document Type: Article

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