Cloning and characterization of squalene synthase (SQS) gene from ganoderma lucidum

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1106-1112

  Zhao, Ming Wen ^a   Liang, Wan Qi ^b   Zhang, Da Bing ^b   Wang, Nan ^b   Wang, Chen Guang ^b   Pan, Ying Jie ^a,c  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF EDIBLE FUNGI   (China)

^c SHANGHAI OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

cDNA cloning; Functional complement; Ganoderma lucidum; Squalene synthase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FUNGAL DNA; POLYPEPTIDE; SQUALENE SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; EXON; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGAL STRAIN; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; INCUBATION TIME; INTRON; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUSHROOM; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, FUNGAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXONS; FARNESYL-DIPHOSPHATE FARNESYLTRANSFERASE; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LIBRARY; GENES, FUNGAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OPEN READING FRAMES; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; REISHI; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 34547983158     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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