The MAT1 locus of Histoplasma capsulatum is responsive in a mating type-specific manner

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 616-621

  Bubnick, Meggan ^a   Smulian, A George ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FUNGAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HISTOPLASMA; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, MATING TYPE, FUNGAL; HISTOPLASMA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

AJELLOMYCES CAPSULATUS; FUNGI;

EID: 34247898963     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00020-07     Document Type: Article

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