The light-dependent regulator velvet A of Aspergillus nidulans acts as a repressor of the penicillin biosynthesis

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-79

  Spröte, Petra ^a,b   Brakhage, Axel A ^a,b  

^a HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

acvA gene; Aspergillus nidulans; Penicillin biosynthesis; Velvet A

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; GENE REPRESSION; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TITRIMETRY;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; GENES, REGULATOR; LIGHT; PENICILLINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 34250379437     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-007-0224-y     Document Type: Article

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