Gene regulation in Aspergillus: From genetics to genomics

Medical Mycology

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 13-16

  Caddick, Mark X ^a   Dobson, Chris ^a   Morozov, Igor Y ^a   Jones, Meriel G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Bioinformatics; Gene regulation; MEME; Promoter elements

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOMICS; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

ASPERGILLUS; FUNGI;

EID: 33749533820     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780600835781     Document Type: Review

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